The current situation, bottlenecks, and expectations for the social work education: a pilot study

Social work education in Turkey at the crossroads: An analysis of educational trends and socio-political context in a historical perspective

“…Alptekin (2016: 65) also emphasizes the political reasons behind the developments in this period resulting in closure of one of the existing departments. He also points out that the schools represented two different paradigms in social work education: while the Academy had a methodological orientation with more focus on the vocational aspects of the profession, the Department of Social Work and Social Services at Hacettepe University was more engaged with other disciplines among the social sciences and prioritized a theoretical approach.…”

“…After a short while, many departments of social work were established in several universities across the country. By 2015, the number of departments reached 36 (Alptekin, 2016: 15). As of 2020, a total of 134 universities in Turkey have departments of social work and additionally there are two open education programmes in two different higher education institutions (YOK, 2020).…”

“…That is to say, the dynamics such as performance and competitiveness (Aydın Turan et al, 2019) occurring as reflections of the neoliberal education model on academic life force the academic staff towards promotion-oriented work rather than needs-based intellectual growth. Moreover, the problem of quality in social work education emerges as a result of inappropriate academic staff placements in newly established social work departments with those from various social science backgrounds lacking knowledge, skill and competence in social work (Alptekin, 2016: 114).…”

Ulusal Sosyal Hizmet Eğitimi Standartları ve Yeterliliklerini Belirleme Üzerine Yapılan Çalışmalara Genel Bir Bakış

“…Daha önce de değinildiği üzere 2006 yılından itibaren Türkiye'de altyapısız bir şekilde peş peşe yeni sosyal hizmet bölümleri açılmış ve bu hızlı büyüme beraberinde birtakım sorunları da getirince sosyal hizmet eğitiminde gidişata çeki düzen verme adına yeni arayışlar gündeme gelmiştir. Bu doğrultuda sosyal hizmet eğitiminin niteliğini artırmak üzere kalite güvencesi ve akreditasyon çalışmalarına yoğunlaşan Sosyal Hizmet Okulları Derneği'nin (SHOD) 2015 yılında kurulmasıyla önemli bir adım atılmıştır (Zengin, Alptekin ve Topuz, 2023). SHOD'un kısa zaman içinde eğitimde doğrudan veya dolaylı yürüttüğü standartlaşmaya yönelik çalışmalar yeni bir umut olmuştur.…”