ERIC Number: EJ1310493
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
EISSN: N/A
Teaching Note--Teaching Socially Just Culturally Competent Practice Online: Pedagogical Challenges and Lessons Learned during the Pandemic
Lee, Eunjung; Kourgiantakis, Toula; Hu, Ran
Journal of Social Work Education, v57 suppl 1 p58-65 2021
Centering social justice into social work practice is vital to the profession, but both "what" and "how" to accomplish this task are pedagogical challenges in social work education. This teaching note introduces an elective course open to both Master of Social Work and doctoral students to develop holistic competence for socially just and culturally competent social work practice. We describe how the course originally designed in an in-person format was redesigned and adapted to an online format during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another consideration during this transition is how this requires social work students who are adult learners to balance family, work, and school demands while attending virtual classrooms in a personal space during physical distancing. We explain metacompetence and procedural competence, which are two competence dimensions conceptualized in the holistic competence model. Each competence dimension was targeted through a variety of synchronous and asynchronous virtual teaching approaches (e.g., intergroup dialog, digital storytelling, and virtual simulation). While these teaching approaches may be applicable to other online courses, we highlight specific considerations for teaching social justice online. We close with a discussion of challenges and new lessons from teaching social justice in social work practice courses online and provide recommendations for future teaching and research.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Barriers, Social Work, Counselor Training, Virtual Classrooms, COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Elective Courses, Masters Programs, Doctoral Students, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Online Courses, Educational Change, Family Work Relationship, Holistic Approach, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Competency Based Education
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A