ERIC Number: EJ871527
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
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Mapping Graduate Social Work Student Learning Journeys about Heterosexual Privilege
Walls, N. Eugene; Griffin, Rachel; Arnold-Renicker, Heather; Burson, Michael; Johnston, Clare; Moorman, Nichole; Nelsen, Jenny; Schutte, Elsa Campos
Journal of Social Work Education, v45 n2 p289-307 Spr-Sum 2009
This study uses qualitative data from student Web logs (blogs) that were required for a graduate social work course addressing issues of privilege to examine the learning journey trajectory for students in a master's of social work program who participated in a single-identity caucus examining heterosexual privilege. The study includes reflections on the impact of the course on students' lives and social work practice that were gathered approximately 6 months after students had completed the course. What emerged was a five-stage learning journey that spans the resistance and redefinition phases of social identity development. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Social Work, Graduate Students, Sexual Orientation, Advantaged, Qualitative Research, Graduate Study, Self Concept, Course Descriptions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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