scholarly journals Poverty and affordable housing : comparing the attitudes and beliefs of social work students in the United States to those of social work students in the Netherlands

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Parker-Barua
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs

Perceptions of social work students in Mexico and the United States regarding the role of the government in addressing social issues: Implications for social work education

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 1230-1244
Author(s):  
David Becerra ◽  
Jason Castillo ◽  
Maria Rosario Silva Arciniega
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
The Government ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Role Of The Government

The purpose of this article was to examine social work students’ perceptions of the role of the government in addressing social issues among social work students from the United States and Mexico. Data were drawn from a sample of 893 social work students from universities in the United States and Mexico, in the fall of 2010. Multivariate ordinary least squares regressions indicated that compared with social work students in the United States, students in Mexico reported significantly higher beliefs that government should do more to lessen social gaps, and ensure housing, employment, health insurance, basic necessities, an adequate standard of living, and equal opportunities.

scholarly journals The Adaptation Needs of International Social Work Students: A Proposed Mentoring Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-a Song ◽  
Helen E Petracchi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Social Work Faculty ◽  
International Social

Given the increasing numbers of international social work students in the United States, it is incumbent upon social work faculty to understand their needs for appropriate support as they adjust to life as foreign-born students. This paper has two main goals. First, we discuss contributions and challenges faced by international social work students. Second, as a form of support, we propose a mentoring approach pairing retired social work professionals with international social work students and argue that this may provide a mutually beneficial experience for both. That is, this study identifies adaptation needs specific to international social work students, describes the proposed paired-mentoring approach, and discusses implications of this approach.

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