The experiences of one school of social work in requiring volunteer work of students in an introductory undergraduate course are described, observations by participants and faculty are presented, and program advantages and drawbacks are assessed. (MSE)

Accredited undergraduate social work programs are identifying themselves more commonly as freestanding units within an institution, rather than as subunits within a department. A survey of 232 programs found most respondents perceived governance and administrative structure as adequate, but 25 percent perceived staffing as unsatisfactory.…

This study of 34 baccalaureate programs in social work that lost their accreditation reveals demographic patterns of the institutions and programs, reasons for termination, current existence of human service-related programs, and plans for social work education and accreditation. (Author/MSE)

This survey of the 21 member institutions of 9 consortia in undergraduate social work education investigated the origin and development of collaborative programs, their structure and nature, and advantages and disadvantages. Results indicate that consortia that use rather than rival others' experiences are more successful. (Author/MSE)

A study of publishing productivity of faculty in undergraduate social work programs looked at publication types, topics, journals, and productivity as they related to institution and social work program size, faculty rank, sector (public/private), program structure, and institutional publication requirements. Parallel increases in demand for…