The Role of Social Work Education in Advancing Social Development in the English-speaking Caribbean

Autor:	Letnie Rock
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Economic growth Social work Social philosophy Social change Social sustainability Social position Sociology Social engagement Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Education Social policy Social pedagogy
Zdroj:	Social Work Education. 32:734-747
ISSN:	1470-1227 0261-5479
DOI:	10.1080/02615479.2013.809201
Popis:	This article presents a discussion of the role of professional social work education in advancing social development in the countries of the English-speaking Caribbean. It addresses issues around the development of the profession in the region, student enrolment, curriculum expansion and programme delivery by the institutions which offer social work education. The events which contributed to the emergence of social work education in the region during the fourth decade of the twentieth century and social work education's continued contribution to regional development are discussed. The prospective use of the new Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development to advance the profession in the region in the twenty-first century is noted. The article concludes by highlighting the many challenges that currently impact social work education in the Caribbean and the fact that the development of social work education in the region is inextricably linked to the region's social development needs. Social work e...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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