Diversity, dialogue, and identity in designing globally relevant social work education

Michael rasell, Helene Join-Lambert, Agnieszka Naumiuk, Carla Pinto, Lars Uggerhøj, Janet Walker

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Abstract

This article reflects on how to design social work education for internationally diverse cohorts of students. It draws on insights from a Master program for social work practitioners from around the world that has been delivered by a partnership of five European universities since 2013. Three particular issues are explored: developing curricula that achieve a local–global balance and emphasize the significance of context sensitivity in social work; the need for teaching approaches that promote dialogue, critical analysis, and student well-being; the importance of providing students with a strong identity, value base, and connection to the global social work profession. The article is targeted at social work educators involved in international and cross-country teaching as well as scholars interested in debates about the balance of local–global dimensions in social work.

Original languageEnglish
JournalSocial Work Education
Volume38
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)675-688
Number of pages14
ISSN0261-5479
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Curriculum development
  • International social work education
  • Pedagogies
  • critical analysis
  • global–local
  • professional identity

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