ERIC Number: EJ1263423
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Promoting Critical Consciousness in Undergraduate Social Work Classrooms
Knipe, Mallory R.
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v40 n4 p372-384 2020
Developing critical consciousness is key to social workers becoming competent practitioners, but due to its multifaceted nature, finding a single classroom strategy to effectively engage all students in this process is challenging. Problem-posing education is a method that encourages students to examine the sociopolitical, historical, and cultural causes of problems in their lives. It promotes critical questioning of the status quo, which stimulates the process of critical consciousness development. The author argues here that social work educators can maximize the engagement of undergraduate students in this complex process by utilizing Pitner & Sakamoto's Critical Consciousness Conceptual Model to guide the implementation of problem-posing education.
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Social Work, Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Bachelors Degrees, Classroom Techniques, Learner Engagement, Critical Theory, Competency Based Education, Diversity, Social Justice, Cultural Awareness, World Views
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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