Debunking macro myths: findings from recent graduates about jobs,salaries, and skills

Research suggests that interest in macro social work practice is declining, a trend that has been well documented in the United States. Studies find that social work educators and practitioners may foster beliefs among MSW students that discredit macro practice and associated skills while asserting macro graduates are likely to face poorer employment prospects and lower salaries than micro counterparts as they start their careers. This study builds on and extends this literature by examining 27 skills in their current job using a five-point Likert-type scale among the early career trajectory of MSW alumni (N = 182) who graduated between 2008 and 2012 from a public social work institution in the southeastern United States. The skills included in the survey, as well as decisions about how to group them into scales, were made based on theoretical links between the skills by macro faculty members. Findings highlight the use of macro practice skills regardless of concentration focus, no differences in salary, or the time it takes to find employment between micro and macro alumni. Implications for social work education are discussed.     

Social Work Student Learning Experiences of Family Therapy: Improving Competency in Pedagogy Through Qualitative Research

The purpose of this qualitative study is to evaluate graduate social work student experiences of pedagogy intended to improve competency in family therapy practice. Students from two classes (N = 37) completed open‐ended surveys assessing: perceptions of most helpful pedagogical practices; understanding of needed competencies; and perceived opportunities offered to them during their graduate training for learning about work with couples and families. Results, analysed using grounded theory methodology, revealed that students: (1) believed that experiential activities were especially critical for learning how to do clinical practice with couples and families; (2) understood important competencies related to professional development, therapeutic engagement with the family, and how to approach family practice; and (3) believed they were ‘somewhat prepared’ for practice. Implications include improving understanding of abstract skills in practice with couples and families, and emphasising relationship dynamics more in graduate social work education and training.     

Deconstructing the Greek-Cypriot new national curriculum: to what extent are disabled children considered in the ‘humane and democratic school’ of Cyprus?

The present paper contextualizes the recent process of development of the New National Curriculum (NNC) for use in Greek-Cypriot public schools. Using content analysis, it pays particular attention to the degree to which the language, performance expectations, and suggested materials described in the NNC take account of disabled children. Notwithstanding the human rights and anti-discrimination rhetoric that surrounds the process of creating an inclusive NNC, the findings presented herein suggest that the curriculum falls short of addressing the rights of disabled children in inclusive education. On the basis of this finding, the paper discusses the dangers inherent in implementing the proposed NNC in its current form.     

社会主义荣辱观与大学生价值观的塑造

社会主义荣辱观和社会主义价值观在内涵和本质上具有一致性。在现实社会生活中,人们多样化的荣辱观往往源于社会生活中多元化的价值观。当前,加强大学生的荣辱观、价值观教育十分必要也非常紧迫,并应遵循主体性、针对性和实践性三大原则。加强大学生的荣辱观教育、塑造大学生的价值观应从课程体系的科学建构、教育环境的进一步优化以及评价机制的不断完善等三个层面宏观的建立长效机制。     

素质本位下中等职业学校的体育课程体系

采用文献资料法、专家访谈法,以素质本位为课程理念,从中等职业学校体育课程的目标体系、教学内容、组织形式、课外锻炼和课程评价等方面入手,构建中等职业学校的体育课程体系。     

中等职业学校体育教学目标建构研究

教学目标是教学目的实现的标志,职业学校体育教学目标的设置应体现职业教育的特点,定位于学生职业实用体育的发展,职业体育能力的形成。应充分考虑目标建构中课程、学生、教师、职业教育因素,明晰基本、发展、终极三个目标结构,建构突出职业特色的身心二元教学目标体系。     

学生在医学双语教学中的主要困惑

近几年来,我国许多医学高等院校相继进行了双语教学的实践和研究,取得了一些可喜的成绩。同时,也出现了一些不容忽视的问题。初步探讨学生在医学双语教学中存在的主要问题,并提出相应的对策,具有一定的现实意义。     

理工科院校英语专业培养科学精神的必要性和可行性

培育科学精神是高等教育的重要任务之一,理工科院校在培育科学精神方面有着得天独厚的条件。以培养科学精神为教学目标,优化课程设置,整合教学内容,强调实践环节,改革教学方法,将极大地提高外语专业人才的通识性和竞争力。     

试论高等教育课程体系改革

本文讨论了高等学校的课程及结构,分析了教育目标与课程的关系,提出了现代课程体系的新模式,并对现代课程体系的实施提出了意见     

建立院级课程管理系统的探索

课程管理系统是教务管理系统的一个重要子系统。院级课程管理系统的建立将有力地推动教务管理的现代化。本文对院级课程管理系统建立的意义、内容和运行机制以及措施进行了探讨