Black Content in Schools: A Model of Black Content in a School of Social Work's Curriculum

Abstract

Limitations of the Study 2 ,Findings 3 Proposed Models 13 Conclusion 26 Footnotes 27 APPENDIX Mini Workshop Folder 29 Questionnaire for A.D.C. Recipients' 30 Questionnaire for Workshop 'Particip?nts 33 Sequence Bib1iograp~ies Human Beha~ior & 'Social Environment 37 Social Research 43 Social Welfare Policy 45 Social Work Practice 52 Acknowledgements' This s.tudy would not have been possible without the complete cooperation of the administration and staff of the Albina Multi-Service Center. We are particularly.indebted to Leon Harris, former Manager 'of the Center in which our study was conducted. Also, we are deeply iridebted to the many ~ocial work practitioners and consumers in the Model Cities area who willingly participated in the research. We pa!ticularly want to thank Kay Toran, Research Advisor, for her early support and encoura~ement. She gave us the courage, determination and assistance to pursue this study. We particularly appreciate her assistance in every phase of the study, including the collection of data, critical readings, and general editing. Her assistance has not been confined to advising, but has transcended to include discussion of ideas and concepts presented in this project. ii Preface This research was undertaken in response to the many 1 questions raised by Black social work students concerning the need for Black content to be in~luded in the social work curriculum at Portland State University. Black s~udents at social work institu tions throughout the country are presently attempting to develop a curriculum that will improve the delivery of so~ial services in the Black community. Therefore, we have developed ,in the following pag~s a rationale and a suggested model for the introduction of appropriate Black content into the social work curriculum.