TY - JOUR
T1 - Educating for social action
T2 - An evaluation of the impact of a fieldwork training program
AU - Weiss, Idit
AU - Kaufman, Roni
PY - 2006/4/4
Y1 - 2006/4/4
N2 - This study employed a pretest-posttest design to evaluate the impact of an innovative fieldwork program in Israel that placed BS W students in social change organizations. It examined the program's impact upon students' willingness and sense of self-competence to engage in social action, their willingness to work in social change organizations, their perceptions regarding state responsibility for welfare, and the link between politics and social work. The sample consisted of 141 first-year BSW students from a research and comparison group. The findings show that the intended objectives of the program were not met. Several explanations are offered, as are implications for social work education.
AB - This study employed a pretest-posttest design to evaluate the impact of an innovative fieldwork program in Israel that placed BS W students in social change organizations. It examined the program's impact upon students' willingness and sense of self-competence to engage in social action, their willingness to work in social change organizations, their perceptions regarding state responsibility for welfare, and the link between politics and social work. The sample consisted of 141 first-year BSW students from a research and comparison group. The findings show that the intended objectives of the program were not met. Several explanations are offered, as are implications for social work education.
KW - Field education
KW - Social action
KW - Social justice
KW - Social work education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=51249127657&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J508v05n01_02
DO - 10.1300/J508v05n01_02
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AN - SCOPUS:51249127657
SN - 1558-8742
VL - 5
SP - 5
EP - 30
JO - Journal of Policy Practice
JF - Journal of Policy Practice
IS - 1
ER -
