The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education

This handbook addresses the issues and challenges of the delivery of social work education in the contemporary world. It provides an authoritative overview of the key debates, switching the lens away from a Western-centric focus to engage with a much broader audience in countries that are in the process of modernization and professionalization, alongside those where social work education is more developed. Chapters tackle major challenges with respect to curriculum, teaching, practice, and training in light of globalization, providing a thorough examination of the practice of social work in diverse contexts. This handbook presents a contribution to the process of knowledge exchange which is essential to global social work education. It brings together professional knowledge and lived experience, both universal and local, and aims to be an essential reference for social work educators, researchers, and students.

Incorporates research from an international range of scholars doing work in East and South-East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America Identifies key emerging issues and challenges for curriculum development Each section includes its own introduction providing an overview and comparison of the key themes raised in the chapters Presents a comprehensive survey of the field of Social Work Education in a global context, providing comparative perspectives on Social work Education, including the content, curriculum, course structure, course delivery, fieldwork practicum, internships, and professionalization of the discipline

Auteur
Sajid S.M. is Professor in the Department of Social Work and former Pro-Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, India.

Rajendra Baikady is Golda Meir Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Senior Research Associate at University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Cheng Sheng-Li is Professor in the Department of Social Work in the School of Philosophy and Social Development at Shandong University, China.

Haruhiko Sakaguchi is Professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Ryukoku University, Japan.

Contenu

1. Introduction: Social Work - A Profession without Boundaries: Debates on Global and Contextual Social Work.- 2. Social Work Education in Contemporary Indonesia: Issues, Challenges, and Concerns.- 3. Challenges in Social Work Education in the Context of Social Work in Japanese Society.- 4. Social Work Education in Taiwan: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects.- 5. From Ideological Focused Education to Professional Social Work Education.- 6. The Development of Social Work Education in Malaysia.- 7. Change Management Education in Social Work Degree Programmes in Germany: Bridging the Gap Between Management Science and Professional Practice.- 8. Social Work Education in Italy: Problems and Perspectives.- 9. The Concept of Professional Identity in Selected Approaches to the Education of Social Work.- 10. Danish Welfare State, Social Work Education, and Practice Development and Challenges.- 11. Teaching Social Work Skills Online.- 12. Social Work Education in Portugal.- 13. Social Work in a Local and Global Context - A Swedish Approach.- 14. Social Work in a Changing Scandinavian Welfare State: Norway.- 15. Social Work Education for Social Justice and Poverty Reduction in Africa.- 16. The Context of Social Work Profession and Education in Transitional Countries: The Case of Georgia.- 17. Social Work Education in Ireland.- 18. Social Work Education in Poland.- 19. Socio-Economic and Political Contextual Realities in India: Implications for Social Work Practice.- 20. Decolonising Social Work Education in Nepal.- 21. Islamic-Based Social Work Practices for Social Development: An Experience in Bangladesh.- 22. Social Work Education in Pakistan: An Analysis of Past and Present Practices.- 23. Social Work Education in Contemporary Sri Lanka: Issues and Challenges.- 24. Movement Towards Indianization of Social Work Education.- 25. The Challenging Realities Facing Social Work Education in Palestine.- 26. Social Work Education in Botswana: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects.- 27. Evolution of Social Work Education in Turkey: A Critical Perspective.- 28. Social Work Education and Practice in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges.- 29. Social Work and Social Work Education in Spain.- 30. Development of Social Work Education in Slovenia.- 31. Research in Social Work Education in Slovenia: From Lateral to Indispensable Course.- 32. Social Work in Romania - Education, Professional Life, and Challenges.- 33. Czech Social Work from the Social Workers' Perspective and the Consequences for Social Work Education.- 34. Social Work in Poland: From the Marginal Position to the Professionalization of Education and Social Work Practice.- 35. Sun, Sand, Sea, and Social Work: Issues Facing Social Educators in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.- 36. Reinventing the Singapore Landscape of Social Work Education.- 37. Trends of Social Work Development in Hong Kong - Implications to Social Work Education.- 38. The Situation and the Future of Social Work Education in Turkey.-39. Social Work Education in Italy: Lights and Shadows- 40. Risks and Benefits of Convergences in Social Work Education: A Post-Colonial Analysis of Malaysia and the UK.- 41. Social Work Transformation: National and International Dimensions.- 42. Impediments in Professionalizing Social Work Education in Sri Lanka.- 43. Social Work and Marginalization in India: Questioning Frames.- 44. Dignity and Social Justice.- 45. Professional - Yet very Personal and Unavoidably Political: Addressing Assessment in Social Work Education.- 46. Social Work in Germany: Between a Nation-State Focus and Transnational Horizons.- 47. Decoding the Epistemological Framework of Social Work Research: Attrition of Underrepresented Minority and Marginalized Students in Higher Education in the United States.- 48. Clientization, Marginalized Identities, and the Politics of Care.- 49. How do we Teach Human Rights in Social Work in the Undergraduate Level?.- 50. Role of School Social Work Interns in the US: Voices from the Field.- 51. Critical Pedagogy and Social Work Supervision.- 52. Field Work Revivified in Classroom: Integrating Theory and Practice.- 53. Civil Society, NGOs, and Social Work Education.- 54. Community Organizing in Transformative Social Work Practice.- 55. Advancing Relationship-Based Social Work Through Minding Gaps Between Service Users, Carers, Social Work Students, and Practitioners: A Case Study Involving Refugees.- 56. Social Work Change in Ethiopia and Social Work Responses.- 57. Developing Self-Reflexivity in Students Regarding Awareness of Racial Inequalities in Mental Health Service Provision.- 58. Changes in Society and Their Reflections in Social Work Education in the Czech Republic.- 59. Romanian Social Work Education, Past and Present Crossroads.- 60. The Welfare Transformation and the Social Work: A Learning-by-Doing Process Looking for New Balances.- 61. Alternative Care of Children in Bangladesh: Challenges and Interventions.- 62. Conclusion: Social Work Education in Contemporary World: Issues, Challenges, and Concerns.