ERIC Number: EJ839686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-May
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-1233
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Eliciting Student Perceptions regarding Curriculum Redundancy
Dalton, Bruce; Wright, Lois
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v24 n1-2 p55-72 May 2004
The issue of redundancy has not been well explored in the social work curriculum. The Curriculum Policy Statement requires redundancy in the form of infusion of material across content areas and addresses redundancy vertically between levels of education and year of program. Further, redundancy in the form of repetition with the purpose of reinforcement is desirable as an educational strategy. The study on which this paper reports used MSW students to track instances of redundancy during their course of study and to distinguish between helpful and unhelpful redundancy. The paper describes the process of the study, student understanding of and perceptions of redundancy, and student perceptions of specific instances of redundancy. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Redundancy, Social Work, Drills (Practice), Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Longitudinal Studies, Student Journals, Content Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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