The nature of employer’s involvement in social work education : An international exploration

Shardlow, SM; Scholar, HF; Munro, L; McLaughlin, H

Abstract

Email interviews and internet inquiries were used to explore the nature and extent of employer engagement in qualifying social work education programmes across 10 countries: Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, UK and USA. Findings indicate considerable variations in the nature and extent of engagement in admissions processes, programme management and assessment of student competence. Practice learning/field education was the main area for employer engagement. The desirability of employer engagement is discussed.

Citation

Shardlow, S., Scholar, H., Munro, L., & McLaughlin, H. (2012). The nature of employer’s involvement in social work education : An international exploration. International Social Work, 55(2), 205-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872811418993

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Jul 6, 2015
• Journal: International Social Work
• Print ISSN: 0020-8728
• Electronic ISSN: 1461-7234
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 205-224
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872811418993
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872811418993
• Related Public URLs: http://isw.sagepub.com/