ERIC Number: EJ1195739
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 16
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Learning through Meaning Making: Applying Job Crafting in Field Learning
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v38 n5 p470-485 2018
Job crafting makes people's work rewarding through meaning making. This article discusses the ways in which a field director may use job crafting to address a common challenge in field education. Field placements are based on various institutional expectations; however, many students have preconceived notions of what social work and social work education should be, and they complain that their placements are "not clinical " enough. Through the application of job crafting, students can reframe their field learning experiences in a meaningful way. Using the case study method, this article demonstrates one way to support MSW students, highlighting common challenges and practices at a large public northeastern university.
Descriptors: Social Work, Field Experience Programs, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Work Attitudes, Attitude Change, Professional Identity, Expectation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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