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Tara La Rose – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2024
Contract grading provides graduate-level students with greater control and autonomy within the learning process. The contract grading approach requires students to take greater responsibility for achieving course learning outcomes as well as allowing learners to adjust the style and focus of assignments to meet their own unique needs and desires.…
Descriptors: Social Work, Leadership Training, Counselor Training, Graduate Students
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Kaushik, Vibha; Klassen, Shannon; Drolet, Julie; Walsh, Christine – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2023
Field education provides students with the opportunity to supplement classroom learning with the hands-on practice needed to be successful after graduation. However, in recent years, field education has encountered several challenges including a changing societal environment, placement scarcity in the face of increased enrollment, and strict…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Field Experience Programs, Supervision
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Tufford, Lea; Thieu, Vivian; Zhao, Rose; Jenney, Angelique – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2024
This study sought to respond to the increased number of mature students in social work education and the understudied topic of their experiences. The research deployed semi- structured interviews and thematic analysis to explore the benefits, challenges, and needs of mature students (N = 19) over the age of 30 in a Canadian Bachelor of Social Work…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Flexible Scheduling, Guidelines
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Andrysiak, Courtney; Mizock, Lauren; Webber, Louise; Kranzberg, Marti – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2022
Reentry women, or women who have reentered higher education after a gap in studying, are a population of graduate students who have a unique set of challenges compared to their traditional counterparts. In addition, professional psychology programs place additional demands on students that can add to the unique challenges of reentry women. This…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Reentry Students, Doctoral Students
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Tam, Dora M. Y.; Brown, Anh; Paz, Eva; Birnbaum, Rachel; Kwok, Siu Ming – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
This article examines the challenges faced by social work field instructors in two Canadian provinces. The results are based on the responses from 239 field instructors to a questionnaire survey. Findings highlight student difficulties, administrative issues with the social work schools, and practicum setting challenges. These demands hinder the…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Foreign Countries, Field Experience Programs
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Cragg, Stephanie J.; Carter, Irene; Nikolova, Kristina – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
The School of Social Work and Disability Studies Accessibility Planning Committee (APC) is a student-driven initiative that has been in existence for over 10 years. This practice brief looked at the committee through interviews with faculty and student members. The investigation aimed to determine whether the benefits of having a student-driven…
Descriptors: Social Work, Barriers, Disabilities, Interviews