Doctoral Education in Social Work: The Decade Ahead.

Scientific and professional developments in the coming decade will have profound implications for social work doctoral education and the research and academic careers doctoral students are preparing for. These developments include the knowledge explosion, corporatization of the university and relate...

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Publicado en:Journal of Social Work Education Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 750 - 762
Autores principales: Howard, Matthew Owen, Fraser, Mark W., Bowen, Gary L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct-Dec2018
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Sumario:Scientific and professional developments in the coming decade will have profound implications for social work doctoral education and the research and academic careers doctoral students are preparing for. These developments include the knowledge explosion, corporatization of the university and related effects, and the emergence of the Grand Challenges for Social Work initiative delimiting key directions for social work research and practice. We consider potential effects of these developments on doctoral social work education and proffer curricular, pedagogic, and programmatic recommendations for improving doctoral education in the coming decade.