Finds that student knowledge about shelter is tacit rather than well-developed, frequently distorted by misconceptions, and scattered rather than gathered around big ideas. States that children typically do not acquire learning about cultural universals through everyday experience. (DAJ)

Determines there is a continuing need to move research and information from those who generate it to the user and service provider in a form that has direct and immediate application. Explores the three challenges involved in developing a vision of pedagogy. (DAJ)

Examines the issue of scientific misconduct and its implications for training social work researchers. Analyzes cases in which violation of legal and ethical research standards have occurred. Explores implications for faculty and curriculum development, and makes recommendations for the prevention and resolution of scientific misconduct in social…

Surveyed deans and senior social work educators about their ethical beliefs on dual relationships in academia (when an educator has a relationship with a student other than the professional relationship). Found that beliefs about dual relationships varied, especially regarding current students and former ones, and that while ethics education is…

Identifies several key domains for disability accommodations in Internet-based social work courses: student privacy, online etiquette, ethical guidelines for online learning, and pedagogical integrity. Recommends ways to optimize the online learning experience for social work students with disabilities. (EV)

A section of social work graduate students in a second-year practice class mentored a section of undergraduates in a beginning practice class with semester-long electronic mail communication. Following the mentoring experience, undergraduates demonstrated a measurably greater identification with social work values, marking a significant change in…

Surveyed bachelor of social work (BSW) directors in combined BSW/MSW programs about autonomy issues. Found seven variables differentiating programs in their need for more autonomy: dean/director support, fiscal equity, equity in distributing faculty resources, teaching assignment authority, faculty support of BSW program, program director's…

Surveyed social workers about their political activity. Found they are more active than the general public. Respondents engaged in a range of activities from voting to campaigning, but the most active were engaged in professional associations and were more likely to feel capable of affecting policy. This finding could provide social work educators…

Compared the self-reported research anxiety, computer anxiety, and research orientations of 149 full-time graduate social work, psychology, and business students at a research university. Found that social work students reported more research and computer anxiety and generally believed that research was less important to their profession that…

Evaluated using student debates in a graduate-level child welfare policy course. When students debated, they demonstrated greater increases in self-reported knowledge of course topics than when they observed debates or learned through standard instruction. Most reported satisfaction with debates, reported that participation improved their policy…

Asked bachelor's and master's of social work students to evaluate at two points in their practicum the supervision provided by field instructors. Early in the practicum, students found helpful those supervisory activities that introduced them to the agency and clarified performance expectations. At the end, students preferred activities that…

Examined the experiences of 22 tenure-track mothers in university social work programs who responded to a mail survey. Used qualitative analysis to explore the mothers' experiences combining the roles of academic and mother; uncovered the struggles they encounter, personal strategies they use, and helpful and hindering university policies. (EV)

Discusses fieldwork's contribution to the preparation of social work practitioners in contemporary health care settings. Presents two programs that may serve as alternative models of fieldwork in such settings. Discusses their impact, including a summary of evaluations. Contends that a fieldwork structure using rotations may increase its value for…

Sixty-four master's of social work (MSW) students reported on observational-participatory and conceptual linkage learning activities used in their first- and second-year field placements. Greater use of some activities was associated with student satisfaction and perception of quality but not with field instructors' ratings of student performance.…

Measured the efficacy of two approaches to teaching master's of social work students to assess clients for substance abuse: an alcohol and other drug (AOD) minor program and integration of AOD content into core courses. Student self-reports suggested that while the minor program was most successful, courses with integrated AOD content did…