Diversity,dialogue, and identity in designing globally relevant social work education |
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| Authors: | Michael Rasell Helene Join-Lambert Agnieszka Naumiuk Carla Pinto Lars Uggerhoj Janet Walker |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UKmrasell@lincoln.ac.uk;3. Department of Educational Sciences, Universite Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France;4. Faculty of Education, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;5. Institute for Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal;6. Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark;7. School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK |
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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. |
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| Keywords: | International social work education critical analysis professional identity global–local Curriculum development Pedagogies |
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