Enhancing student commitment to the micro-mezzo-macro continuum. The macro practice assignment.

Autor/inn/en	Twis, Mary; Greenwood, Don; Files, Morgan
Titel	Enhancing student commitment to the micro-mezzo-macro continuum. The macro practice assignment.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 22 (2022) 3, S. 1006-1023 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Abbildungen; Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/25577
Schlagwörter	Wissen; Methode; Therapeut-Klient-Beziehung; Lernen; Curriculum; Ausbildung; Sozialarbeiter; Hochschule; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Menschenhandel
Abstract	Despite the importance of macro practice to the social work profession, research related to social work students' preparation and enthusiasm for macro practice suggests that there is significant room for improvement within macro social work education. The purpose of this report is to describe and explore a novel macro social work pedagogy that is designed to encourage student engagement within macro practice social work courses. The Macro Practice Assignment (MPA) offers students a real-world learning exercise with embedded micro, mezzo, and macro social work applications with one vulnerable population. The results of a multiple case study exploring the effectiveness of the MPA reveals that the MPA 1) reduces students' negative perceptions of macro practice courses and careers, 2) fosters students' interest in future macro practice, and 3) helps students see macro practice as a necessary component of the micro-mezzo-macro practice continuum. In order to address shortcomings in macro social work education, educators should consider adding real-world macro practice learning exercises such as the MPA, grounded in Bloom's Taxonomy, with the goal of enhancing social workers' lifelong commitment to macro practice.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2024/1