THE EXPERIENCES OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS STUDYING AT AN OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTION

Autor:	George Angelopulo, Catherina Schenck, Assim Alpaslan
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science Higher education Social work business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Distance education Qualitative property Development Pedagogy Institution business Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development. 26:260-280
ISSN:	2708-9355 2520-0097
DOI:	10.25159/2415-5829/2252
Popis:	The article describes the experiences of social work students enrolled at the University of South Africa (Unisa) and the implications for Unisa as an Open Distance Learning (ODL) institution. An online Q-methodology survey and qualitative question was administered to 10 000 students enrolled for social work modules at Unisa, of which, 1,346 completed the survey and the qualitative question. This article focuses on the results of the qualitative data which were analysed according to Cresswell’s methodology. The themes that emerged indicated the role Unisa, as an ODL institution and the Department of Social Work, play in the lives of the students. The study confirms the importance of interacting and communicating with the students. It was revealed that the course content not only provides knowledge and skills about social work, but facilitates life-changing experiences and the development of the person.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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