Current Issues in Social Work Doctoral Education

Goodman, Harriet

doi:10.1080/08841233.2015.1007802

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“…The discussion of these models helped clarify some of the important features that may be used concurrently to inform promising approaches to science in SW. The robust presence of EBP and the emergence of the transdisciplinary approach in SW research offer a path to develop the science of SW. Because doctoral education is perceived as having the role of stewardship of the SW discipline (Goodman, 2015), understanding the science of SW is a crucial component of the current discussions on the development and incorporation of the science of SW into doctoral education programs (see Island-Wood roundtable discussions in Thyer, 2014). The stewardship role encourages SW leaders to pursue and actively grapple with questions about the future of doctoral education on the intradisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary levels.…”

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A Scientific Framework for Social Work Doctoral Education in the 21st Century

Guerrero

Moore

Pitt‐Catsouphes

2017

Research on Social Work Practice

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The emerging discourse about the science of social work has urged doctoral social work programs to reexamine assumptions about conducting research and responding to new expectations for scholarship. This article examines three promising models to guide scientific research in social work (evidence-based practice, team science, and multi-and transdisciplinary models). We first conducted a systematic review of social work publications (1985-2016) and found a notable increase in publications that discussed either research-informed or evidence-based practice or multidisciplinary approaches, but not team science or transdisciplinary approaches. Next, we engaged in a comparative analysis of each model's purpose, number of researchers, and breadth of disciplinary focus. Finally, we completed an exploratory assessment of PhD program websites to identify the presence of these models. Information provided on these websites followed a similar pattern as noted in the publications. Implications of these models for doctoral education in the 21st century are discussed.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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A Scientific Framework for Social Work Doctoral Education in the 21st Century

Guerrero

Moore

Pitt‐Catsouphes

2017

Research on Social Work Practice

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“…Participants described PBL as an effective learning experience within their doctoral education, supported by PBL literature in doctoral education (Tascı, 2015). The perceived uniqueness of the activity highlighted the disconnection between research skill attainment achieved in a qualitative research course and the need to apply knowledge within the context of the profession of social work (Goodman, 2015; Pollio, 2012). This study indicated that inclusion of PBL may be one way, in addition to others, to achieve the goal of applying research knowledge to solve real-world challenges.…”

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Qualitative research skills acquisition within social work doctoral education using project-based learning

Yang

Maynard

Young

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Qualitative Social Work

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The future of social work research relies on the intellect and competence of current doctoral students. These future scholars who receive doctoral education that values qualitative inquiry will create a system where qualitative research traditions receive the same privilege as quantitative research traditions. Project-based learning provides learning opportunities that can challenge assumptions about what academia considers “real” research. This descriptive qualitative study explored key attributes of using project-based learning within two consecutive social work doctoral courses to encourage qualitative research skill development. Students and instructors participated in ideawriting and focus groups to assess the usefulness of PBL within these courses. The findings suggested that PBL may be useful for deepening knowledge about qualitative inquiry and reducing epistemological unconsciousness.

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“…In the US, which has more than 70 doctoral programmes in social work (Acquavita and Tice, 2015), research has been conducted on the trends, aims, structures and curricula of social work doctoral programmes as well as on their quality and results (e.g. Anastas and Kuerbis, 2009;Bentley, 2013;Drisko et al, 2015;Goodman, 2015;Kurzman, 2015;Petr et al, 2015). Doctoral education has also been compared between different European countries (Lyons, 2003) and international doctoral programmes in social work have been analysed (Leskošek and Matthies, 2017).…”

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The Academic Identity and Boundaries Of the Discipline of Social Work: Reflections Of Social Work Professors On the Recruitment and Research Of Doctoral Students In Finland

Forsberg

Kuronen

Ritala-Koskinen

2019

The British Journal of Social Work

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Finland has a strong and long tradition of research-oriented doctoral education in social work. Recent general changes in doctoral education, such as increased regulation, internationalisation and time pressures, have had an impact on social work as an academic discipline. This article examines the recruitment of social work doctoral students and the perceived value of doctoral dissertations as academic research. The data consist of written responses by Finnish full professors of social work to open-ended questions presented in an electronic questionnaire. The analysis is based on the idea of 'boundary work' within and between disciplines, and between science and society, and on the professors' argumentation and reasoning. The results reveal several ambivalences in how the professors see doctoral education and dissertations in social work. Today, social work is seen much as any other (neighbouring) discipline, although with some unique features. According to the professors, while the quality of social work dissertations remains good, their value as scientific research has decreased. The societal and practical relevance of social work research presents the discipline with a major challenge. The most striking ambivalence concerned the relation between research and practice and thus merits further discussion within the social work discipline.

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Current Issues in Social Work Doctoral Education

Cited by 18 publications

References 48 publications

A Scientific Framework for Social Work Doctoral Education in the 21st Century

A Scientific Framework for Social Work Doctoral Education in the 21st Century

Qualitative research skills acquisition within social work doctoral education using project-based learning

The Academic Identity and Boundaries Of the Discipline of Social Work: Reflections Of Social Work Professors On the Recruitment and Research Of Doctoral Students In Finland

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