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Drisko, James W.; Evans, Kristin – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
This national survey of PhD faculty assessed the research preparation of entering doctoral social work students on a wide range of research knowledge and related skills. The prior literature shows that PhD programs repeat much BSW and MSW research course content. This study shows that the trend continues and has perhaps widened. PhD research…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Social Work, Graduate Students, Student Research
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Teater, Barbra; Roy, Jessica; Carpenter, John; Forrester, Donald; Devaney, John; Scourfield, Jonathan – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
Students in the United Kingdom (UK) are found to lack knowledge and skills in quantitative research methods. To address this gap, a quantitative research method and statistical analysis curriculum comprising 10 individual lessons was developed, piloted, and evaluated at two universities The evaluation found that BSW students' (N = 81)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Social Work, Curriculum Development
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Mullins, Mary H. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
Active learning approaches have shown to improve student learning outcomes and improve the experience of students in the classroom. This article compares a Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning style approach to a more traditional teaching method in an undergraduate research methods course. Moving from a more traditional learning environment to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
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Buchanan, Rachel L.; Mathews, Deborah A. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2013
The trend toward the use of distance education in teaching social work students has been rapidly growing over the past two decades. A constant issue of concern is related to student outcomes. This paper reports on a longitudinal quasi-experimental study assessing the differential knowledge and attitude toward research between social work students…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education
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Shaw, Terry V.; Lee, Bethany R.; Wulczyn, Fred – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2012
Social work is an applied profession using a combination of theory, research, and practice to meet the needs of client populations. First-hand experiential learning is central to social work education. Just as students learn clinical skills by interacting with clients in a practice setting, students need a forum to use real data to develop their…
Descriptors: Social Work, Masters Degrees, Masters Programs, Theory Practice Relationship
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Stark, Roland B.; Cohen, Betty Eckhaus – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2007
Evidence conflicts as to whether students of social work hold positive attitudes toward the importance and usefulness of social work research. For this study, WebCT[TM] sites were developed to supplement a graduate course on research methods. Students were surveyed to measure the extent to which their attitudes toward research changed over the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Research Methodology, Social Work, Web Sites