ERIC Number: EJ1026176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 16
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Extending the Ally Model of Social Justice to Social Work Pedagogy
Gibson, Priscilla Ann
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v34 n2 p199-214 2014
Social work students, regardless of their multiple social identities in oppressed and oppressor groups, are called upon to take action against social injustice. This conceptual article introduces the Ally Model of social justice and its alignment with social work values and goals and recommends it to social work educators as a pedagogical tool to use when teaching about oppression, differentness, and privilege. It presents the literature on the model and its characteristics through the social work lens of awareness/knowledge, attitudes/beliefs/feelings, and actions/skills. It also provides limitations of the model and observations of students' responses, based on their identities, that may act as barriers when learning about oppression and privilege. Finally, recommendations for the implementation of the model across the curriculum are offered.
Descriptors: Social Work, Social Justice, College Faculty, Models, Social Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Identification (Psychology), Social Influences, Social Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Interpersonal Competence, Barriers, Group Membership, Minority Group Students, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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