Innovations in Field Instruction in Social Group Work |
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| Authors: | Mary Louise Somers D.S.W. Paul Gitlin |
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| Affiliation: | School of Social Service Administration , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois , USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes the use of computer-based lessons as an adjunct to classroom teaching for a course in social policy, and shows how the computer was used to meet the common problems of such a course. Six programs were used by more than 350 students. Lesson content is summarized, and the impact on students reviewed. In a one-year trial we found increased student satisfaction with course continuity, and succesful individualization of teaching. Unresolved problems remain—principally technical difficulties and the inadequate development of either a theory or data base for effective policy analysis. |
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