ERIC Number: EJ1162006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Making Social Work Count: A Curriculum Innovation to Teach Quantitative Research Methods and Statistical Analysis to Undergraduate Social Work Students in the United Kingdom
Teater, Barbra; Roy, Jessica; Carpenter, John; Forrester, Donald; Devaney, John; Scourfield, Jonathan
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v37 n5 p422-437 2017
Students in the United Kingdom (UK) are found to lack knowledge and skills in quantitative research methods. To address this gap, a quantitative research method and statistical analysis curriculum comprising 10 individual lessons was developed, piloted, and evaluated at two universities The evaluation found that BSW students' (N = 81) self-efficacy improved significantly from pre- to posttest, but statistical knowledge improved only slightly and the improvement was not statistically significant. The findings point to recommendations for social work educators in the UK and beyond to consider when integrating the 10-input quantitative method curriculum and when teaching research methods and statistics to undergraduate social work students.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Social Work, Curriculum Development, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Courses, Self Efficacy, Pretests Posttests, Statistical Significance, Questionnaires, Multiple Choice Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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