Online and face-to-face role-play simulations in promoting social work students’ argumentative problem solving

This paper reports on a teaching experiment in which social work students (n=38) practiced problem solving through argumentative tasks. A teaching experiment was carried out at a Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences in Finland in connection with a course concerning preventative work against alcohol- and drug abuse. This quasi- experimental study investigated whether role-play simulation conducted either online (15 students) or face-to-face (14 students) improved students’ problem solving on social issues. As a pre-test, the students wrote an essay after having watched a dramatization of problematic cases on elderly people’s use of alcohol. The students also attended lectures (30 x 45 min) on the effect of substance abuse and preventive work, and after the role-play simulation they wrote another essay (post-test). Nine controls wrote an essay without participating in the role-play simulation. Lastly, the students filled out feedback questionnaires.

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Enhancing Community-Based Learning in Social Work Education Through a Social Marketing Approach

Preparing Students for Community-Engaged Scholarship in Higher Education - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2208-0.ch015 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 306-321

Author(s):

Carlo Mari

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Service Learning ◽

Social Marketing ◽

Social Issues ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Local Communities ◽

Graduate Course ◽

Novel Approach ◽

Professional Degree ◽

Work Education

How do universities engage with local communities? How is a pedagogy of engagement introduced into a graduate professional degree? Are there any new approaches for linking campuses with communities? Is social marketing a useful approach when considering community engagement? The chapter aims to answer these questions by proposing a novel approach based on applying social marketing to the scholarship of teaching. Specifically, it draws on an example of a university graduate course in social marketing within a master's program in social work at an Italian university. The experience shows how a social marketing perspective helps social work students address social issues that face local communities through service-learning.

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The Role of the Government in Addressing Social Issues in India: The Perceptions of Indian Undergraduate and Graduate Social Work Students

Social Work Education ◽

10.1080/02615479.2012.739599 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 31-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jason T. Castillo ◽

David Becerra ◽

Kwangyeop Lee ◽

K.R. Anish

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Social Issues ◽

Social Work Students ◽

The Government ◽

Role Of The Government ◽

Graduate Social Work

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Estudio de correlación entre la inteligencia emocional y las habilidades de resolución de problemas de los estudiantes griegos de trabajo social

Comunitania Revista Internacional de Trabajo Social y Ciencias Sociales ◽

10.5944/comunitania.20.2 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Charis Asimopoulos ◽

Sophia Martinaki ◽

Aggeliki Papaioannou

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Social Work ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Bachelor's Degree ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Trabajo Social ◽

Action Taking ◽

Research And Education ◽

The University

La inteligencia emocional y la resolución de problemas son de gran importancia para el trabajo social, puesto que se trata en gran parte de una profesión emocionalmente exigente y estresante, y de una disciplina científica aplicada para la resolución de problemas psicosociales. El objetivo de esta encuesta fue investigar la inteligencia emocional de los estudiantes de trabajo social en relación con sus características demográficas, las características relativas a sus estudios y sus habilidades de resolución de problemas. La muestra fue compuesta de 368 estudiantes inscritos en el programa de licenciatura de la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Ática Occidental en Atenas, Grecia. Para la recolección de los datos, los instrumentos principales fueron el Inventario de Resolución de Problemas (PSI) y la Escala de inteligencia Emocional Wong-Law (WLEIS). Los resultados del estudio demuestran una correlación importante entre la inteligencia emocional y la capacidad para resolver problemas. Se consideran las implicaciones para una investigación adicional y la educación de los estudiantes de trabajo social.Emotional intelligence and problem solving are of great importance for social work, as this is largely an emotionally demanding and stressful profession as well as an applied scientific field of psychosocial problem solving. The aim of this research was to investigate the emotional intelligence of social work students in relation to their demographics and study-related characteristics, and their problem-solving skills. The sample included 368 students from the bachelor’s degree programme of the Department of Social Work of the University of West Attica in Athens, Greece. The students completed both the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) and Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS). The results show a strong correlation between emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills and suggest that emotional intelligence plays a very important role in decision making, action taking and good performance in social work. Implications for additional research and education of bachelor level social work students are discussed.

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An exploration of female social work students’ participation in online and face-to-face self-help groups

Groupwork ◽

10.1921/0951824x.15.2.61 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 61-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joanne Levine

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Face To Face ◽

Self Help ◽

Self Help Groups

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Integrating problem-based learning with schoology in criminal law course

Psychology, Evaluation, and Technology in Educational Research ◽

10.33292/petier.v2i2.35 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 90

Author(s):

Dzul Rachman ◽

Rio Arif Pratama ◽

Ni Wayan Surya Mahayanti ◽

I Putu Indra Kusuma

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Criminal Law ◽

Time Allocation ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Learning Model ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Face To Face ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Inferential Analysis ◽

Face To Face Learning

This study indents to investigate students’ perception of problem-solving skill and influence of Schoology on students’ ability to solve problems used in the criminal course in tertiary education. In reality, this course requires many activities involving students to solve various types of cases. This study used the quasi-experimental method at the class of criminal law. The students were from the Faculty of Law taking a 14 week enrolled in the Criminal course in the second semester. The instruments in this study were test and questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis. The overall, There are significant differences in problem-solving skills between the students who learn the material of solubility and constant solubility product using Problem-solving learning model through Schoology in the learning activities. Furthermore, this learning model can also be applied to overcome the lack of time allocation for face-to-face learning.

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Cultivating reflexivity in social work students

The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning ◽

10.1921/jpts.v11i1.256 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 54-74

Author(s):

Grace S.M. Leung ◽

Debbie O.B. Lam ◽

Amy Y.M. Chow ◽

Daniel F.K. Wong ◽

Catherine L.P. Chung ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Professional Competence ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Social Work Educators ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Group Interviews ◽

Work Education ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Over Time

Social work educators are concerned about how best to equip social work students with the ability to self-reflect, because this is a core professional competence. The present study employed both quantitative and qualitative means to evaluate a course which set out to foster reflexivity among social work undergraduates. A quasi-experimental design was employed to examine the effectiveness of the course. Data were collected at pre-course, post-course, and 6 months after completion. We found that, over time, students in the experimental group gained more insight. The students disclosed in focus group interviews that the course had enhanced their understanding toward self, family, and society. The implications for social work education are discussed.

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Even When No One Is Looking: Students’ Perceptions of Social Work Professions. A Case Study in a Northern Ireland University

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci9030233 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 233

Author(s):

Denise MacDermott

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Northern Ireland ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Free Market ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Small Scale ◽

Face To Face ◽

Word Clouds ◽

Professional Social Worker

Public perceptions, increased scrutiny and successive governments’ reshaping and attempting to define what is and what is not social work has eroded the progressive and radical force of the profession. This article explores how students’ perceive the profession and presents evidence from a small-scale study conducted in a Northern Ireland University with 37 undergraduate social work students and 25 postgraduate student social workers (training-as-practice educators) on their perceptions of the characteristics of a professional social worker. A quantitative research design was used, consisting of a face-to-face survey distributed to respondents following an input on the Place Model, (Clarke, 2016). Respondents also shared their perceptions in relation to Freidson’s (2001) three logics: professionalism, bureaucracy and the free market, with Ternary graphs and word clouds used as a novel way to present this data. Several themes emerged as important characteristics of social work professionals including reliability, accountability, ethics and appearance. At the other end of the scale, respondents identified unprofessional, de-personalised and cynical as the least aspirational qualities of the profession.

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Role-Play Simulations and Changing Perceptions of the Other: Model UN, Model Arab League, and Student Views of the Muslim World

International Studies Perspectives ◽

10.1093/isp/ekz011 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 219-239

Author(s):

Vaughn Parnell Shannon

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Student Perceptions ◽

Role Play ◽

Control Group ◽

Muslim Countries ◽

Student Views ◽

Post Test ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Arab League ◽

Role Play Simulation

Abstract Role-play simulation can both enhance knowledge and favorably affect perceptions of others in global politics. This article tests these hypotheses in two quasi-experimental pretest/post-test surveys of student perceptions of Muslims, Arabs, and the countries of the Middle East. Students engaging in Model UN and Model Arab League simulations representing Arab and Muslim countries demonstrated improved knowledge of the countries they represented and, more importantly, positive changes in perceptions of Muslims and the Muslim countries they represented. A control group demonstrated no such change in images of the Muslims, Arabs, and countries of the Middle East. This preliminary study shows the potential importance of role-play simulations in fostering cross-national and cross-cultural understanding in the fraught relationship between the Middle East and the West.

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