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.

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 Work2. Social Work Education in Contemporary Indonesia: Issues, Challenges, and Concerns3. Challenges in Social Work Education in the Context of Social Work in Japanese Society4. Social Work Education in Taiwan: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects5. From Ideological Focused Education to Professional Social Work Education6. The Development of Social Work Education in Malaysia7. Change Management Education in Social Work Degree Programmes in Germany: Bridging the Gap Between Management Science and Professional Practice8. Social Work Education in Italy: Problems and Perspectives9. The Concept of Professional Identity in Selected Approaches to the Education of Social Work10. Danish Welfare State, Social Work Education, and Practice Development and Challenges11. Teaching Social Work Skills Online12. Social Work Education in Portugal13. Social Work in a Local and Global Context - A Swedish Approach14. Social Work in a Changing Scandinavian Welfare State: Norway15. Social Work Education for Social Justice and Poverty Reduction in Africa16. The Context of Social Work Profession and Education in Transitional Countries: The Case of Georgia17. Social Work Education in Ireland18. Social Work Education in Poland19. Socio-Economic and Political Contextual Realities in India: Implications for Social Work Practice20. Decolonising Social Work Education in Nepal21. Islamic-Based Social Work Practices for Social Development: An Experience in Bangladesh22. Social Work Education in Pakistan: An Analysis of Past and Present Practices23. Social Work Education in Contemporary Sri Lanka: Issues and Challenges24. Movement Towards Indianization of Social Work Education25. The Challenging Realities Facing Social Work Education in Palestine26. Social Work Education in Botswana: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects27. Evolution of Social Work Education in Turkey: A Critical Perspective28. Social Work Education and Practice in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges29. Social Work and Social Work Education in Spain30. Development of Social Work Education in Slovenia31. Research in Social Work Education in Slovenia: From Lateral to Indispensable Course32. Social Work in Romania - Education, Professional Life, and Challenges33. Czech Social Work from the Social Workers' Perspective and the Consequences for Social Work Education34. Social Work in Poland: From the Marginal Position to the Professionalization of Education and Social Work Practice35. Sun, Sand, Sea, and Social Work: Issues Facing Social Educators in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies36. Reinventing the Singapore Landscape of Social Work Education37. Trends of Social Work Development in Hong Kong - Implications to Social Work Education38. The Situation and the Future of Social Work Education in Turkey39. Social Work Education in Italy: Lights and Shadows40. Risks and Benefits of Convergences in Social Work Education: A Post-Colonial Analysis of Malaysia and the UK41. Social Work Transformation: National and International Dimensions42. Impediments in Professionalizing Social Work Education in Sri Lanka43. Social Work and Marginalization in India: Questioning Frames44. Dignity and Social Justice45. Professional - Yet very Personal and Unavoidably Political: Addressing Assessment in Social Work Education46. Social Work in Germany: Between a Nation-State Focus and Transnational Horizons47. Decoding the Epistemological Framework of Social Work Research: Attrition of Underrepresented Minority and Marginalized Students in Higher Education in the United States48. Clientization, Marginalized Identities, and the Politics of Care49. 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 t...