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This study compares the learning outcomes of a traditional, classroom-based course and an online section of the same course on the attitudes and knowledge students have regarding gay men and lesbians. The study was conducted in two sections of an undergraduate social work course entitled lesbian and gay lives. The study found that online and traditional teaching modalities were equally effective in achieving course objectives. Students in both sections had more favorable attitudes towards lesbians and gay men at the conclusion of the course than they did at the start of the course. Implications of online teaching for social work education and recommendations for further research are presented.

The author described the processes by which a sample of lesbian and bisexual women assessed and managed prejudice and discrimination while pursuing degrees of masters of social work. The author presented as being pivotal to the participants' assessments of social work settings the social cues that participants identified as indicative of potential attitudes and beliefs regarding lesbian and bisexual women. In addition, the author discussed strategies that the women used to manage others' expression of prejudicial attitudes. Through these interactional processes, the participants demonstrated that they were active in shaping and reducing their experience of oppression.

Voting provides an opportunity for citizens of a democracy to exercise their power to effect social change, but for a variety of reasons the populations typically served by social work do not vote at the same rates as more privileged groups. The strategy described here, the Power of Three, is an ethical, effective, and sustainable method for engaging undergraduate students early in their BSW careers in voter outreach. The case study described assigned BSW students the task of engaging members of the community in voting and registering a minimum of three people to vote. Findings indicate that this strategy was effective in increasing students' involvement in various voter engagement activities and increasing students' understanding of the importance of voting to social work practice.