Establishing the building blocks for quality practice teaching in an environment of change

Horwath, J; Shardlow, SM

Abstract

The changes of the last ten years within social work organisations and social work education have inevitably influenced practice learning. As well as responding as practitioners, practice teachers have had to adapt their teaching to accommodate the changing nature and structure of social work courses. This paper uses the metaphor of a house and its environment, to explore how we can assure quality practice teaching within organisations subject to continual change. The metaphor promotes the notion that there are as many different forms of practice teaching as there are of houses. Solid practice teaching dwellings can be built even when the ground seems insecure. This metaphor also allows us to consider alternative ways in which practice learning might be constructed in the future

Citation

Horwath, J., & Shardlow, S. (1998). Establishing the building blocks for quality practice teaching in an environment of change. Journal of practice teaching in social work and health, 1(2), 65-76

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1998
• Deposit Date: Feb 15, 2010
• Journal: Journal of Practice Teaching
• Print ISSN: 1460-6690
• Publisher: Whiting and Birch
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 65-76