Global social work: crossing borders, blurring boundaries: Recent submissions
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Social work education and training in southern and east Africa: yesterday, today and tomorrow
Published 2014-09-08In Africa, social work is considered a young profession, as it was imported from the West at the beginning of the last century. Critics have expressed concern that African social work education, because of its Western ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Social work education in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia
Published 2014-09-08Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia have unique histories which have strongly shaped the development of social work education within their settings. This chapter explores the commonalities and differences of each country ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Social work education in the United States: beyond boundaries
Published 2014-09-08Today in the United States of America, social work education at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels enjoys high demand, while continuously evolving in response to its environment and the changing context of ...Open AccessBook chapter -
The current status and future challenges of social work education in South Korea
Published 2014-09-08The growth in the number of social workers in the past six decades has been accompanied by a dramatic shift in social work education in South Korea. However, the quality of social work education was not fully considered. ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Global education for social work: old debates and future directions for international social work
Published 2014-09-08Social work is enmeshed in the context of globalisation, offering new opportunities as well as threats to the profession and its educational sector. As a result, interest in international social work has expanded, yet the ...Open AccessBook chapter