Challenging Social Work Education's Urban Legends

Autor/in	Colby, Ira
Titel	Challenging Social Work Education's Urban Legends
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 50 (2014) 2, S.206-218 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
Schlagwörter	Social Work; Misconceptions; Critical Thinking; Accreditation (Institutions); Academic Standards; Credits; Prior Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Missverständnis; Kritisches Denken; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Vorkenntnisse
Abstract	Urban legends circulate throughout society, including higher education and social work education. Some academic mythologies take on the status of a tradition--no matter the evidence or lack thereof--and continue to thrive, to influence thinking, and to shape norms, which, in turn, direct behaviors. As with urban legends, academic myths are able to overpower and dismiss the conclusions drawn from critical thinking processes. Accreditation standards, common program structures, and faculty behaviors and expectations have evolved over time grounded in and shaped by various legends. Social work educators applying critical thinking processes to their educational enterprise will be able to challenge with intellectual rigor the profession's urban legends, which will then result in national standards and program models that are creative, proactive, and forward-thinking. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10