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Revens, Keri E.; Reynolds, Andrew D.; Suclupe, Roger F.; Rifkin, Cameron; Pierce, Taylor – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
This study used grounded theory to analyze focus group data of students participating in an experiential learning course developed in partnership with a local Latino-serving community agency. A central phenomenon, Learning for Advocacy, emerged from the data, describing a process through which students' personal encounters led to the development…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Grounded Theory, Focus Groups
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Katz, Ellen; Serbinski, Sarah; Mishna, Faye – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
Social work educators often teach students clinical knowledge within a university classroom, whereas students tend to learn clinical practice through their practicum experiences. This article describes data from a cross-sectional, mixed-method study on one way to effectively bridge the gap between teaching clinical knowledge and practice to…
Descriptors: Social Work, Mixed Methods Research, Graduate Students, Teaching Methods
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Byers, Lisa G.; Gray, Karen – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2012
Service learning is an educational practice that bridges the gap between academics and the real world. Knowledge generated within educational institutions is offered to a community with the goal of strengthening student learning and increasing students' civic engagement. There is a pedagogical congruence between service learning, civic engagement,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Service Learning, Educational Practices, Learning Experience
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Hyams, Ross; Brown, Grace; Foster, Richard – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2013
In July 2010, the faculties of Law, Business and Economics, and Medicine at Monash University, Australia commenced placing law, finance, and social work students in a multidisciplinary clinic at a community legal service operated by the University. Students from the three disciplines began seeing legal service clients at the same time as a team.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Caseworker Approach, Holistic Approach
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Shannon, Patrick; Kim, Wooksoo; Robinson, Adjoa – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2012
In an effort to teach students the basic knowledge of research methods and the realities of conducting research in the context of agencies in the community, faculty developed and implemented a service learning model for teaching research and program evaluation to foundation-year MSW students. A year-long foundation course was designed in which one…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Service Learning
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Schmid, Hillel; Blit-Cohen, Edith – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2009
The article describes and evaluates an innovative experiment in education and training of social workers at an academic learning center, which was established by the Hebrew University's School of Social Work and Social Welfare in a neighborhood of Jerusalem. The project focused on strengthening the link between theory, research, and practice.…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Social Work, Training Methods, Theory Practice Relationship