Social Work in Higher Education: Demise or Development?

ISBN-13: 9781138345546 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 259 str.

Karen Lyons

Opis

First published in 1999, in the light of recent moves towards deprofessionalisation and instrumentalism, Karen Lyons has conducted extensive research into the challenges facing social work training as a higher education discipline.

Spis treści

Part 1. British Social Work Education in Context: Policy Change and Professional Education. 1. British Social Work Education. 2. Social Work: New Paradigms and the Professional Debate. 3. Higher Education: Changing Policies and Expectations. 4. Professional Education and Knowledge. Part 2. Characteristics of Contemporary Social Work Education. 5. Social Work in Higher Education: Rationale, Location and Scope. 6. Curricular and Pedagogical Characteristics. 7. Research Issues in Social Work Education. 8. Identity and Careers of Social Work Educators. 9. Resource Issues and Change. 10. Strengths, Weaknesses and Possible Developments. Part 3. Back to the Wider Context: Issues and Prospects for Social Work Education. 11. Social Work: The Discipline and the Profession. 12. Professional Education in Higher Education.

O autorze

Karen Lyons