Social Work Education – A Local and Global History

‘The best and the brightest’: widening participation and social justice in contemporary English social work education

“…The fact that both Think Ahead and Frontline were introduced following reports by the Institute for Public Policy Research, a self-described think tank, should also be considered significant within the contemporary European policy context, where think tanks are seeing an upsurge in influence (Bajenova, 2019). This point becomes all the more prescient when it is acknowledged that social work education internationally has often taken its lead from developments that have originated in the UK (Vicary, Cree and Manthorpe, 2018). Social work educators should take the lead in promoting alternative models, and keep the focus on widening participation, social justice and bringing students together.…”

Perspective Chapter: Social Work Education in University Curricula for Sustainable Development

“…The social workers around the world strive to create a better living space by using the theories they have learnt in practical contexts for which they need to have a sound theoretical knowledge about the discipline that they are going to be engaged in and a thorough practice in the field settings to try out what they have learnt [22]. During the past few years, the knowledge provision of social work has been a serious concern of the academics, researchers, and policymakers around the globe [2][3][4][5].…”

“…The eighth standard is about the assessment of the study programs. There should be timely revisions to the curriculum, proper assessment structure, accreditation, and licensing [4,5].…”

Is there a shared social work signature pedagogy cross-nationally? Using a case study methodology to explore signature pedagogy in England, Israel, Finland, Spain and Sweden

“…The development and journey of social work as a profession also feeds into how the subject is taught. Vicary et al (2018) argue that social work has grown mainly as a western project and has ingrained in its identity issues of gender, class and racism. It is important to be reminded that social work 'developed as a response to industrialisation and urbanisation, out of a genuine human response to suffering; it was also, from its beginnings, intended to shape and train the working classes and so manage problems of social unrest' (p 225).…”