Using Community-Based Research to Improve BSW Students’ Learning in Community Practice: Bringing the Macro into Focus for Traditional and Distance Learners
| Autor: | Jennifer Roark, Jessica Lee Lucero, Jenifer Evers, David Parker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Self-efficacy
Medical education Sociology and Political Science Community engagement Social work business.industry 05 social sciences Professional development Distance education 050301 education Education Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Community practice Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business 0503 education Competence (human resources) 050104 developmental & child psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 37:260-279 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7349 0884-1233 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08841233.2017.1320621 |
| Popis: | This article describes community–university partnership building, course development/management, and evaluation outcomes related to an intensive community-based research project that was integrated in two sections of an undergraduate course on community practice. Pre- and posttest data were collected from 60 BSW students who were enrolled in community practice and who participated in a community-based research project with their state’s fair housing office. The evaluation outcomes focus on changes in professional interest in macro practice, students’ self-efficacy, and differences in students’ learning experiences, based on traditional bricks-and-mortar or distance learning contexts. Results show that students experience increases in self-efficacy related to community assessment and intervention. Qualitative results show that students experienced shifts in their professional goals related to macro practice, increased competence and understanding, and personal transformation. A number of difference... |
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