‘Where Have I Found Myself’? Exploring How Black Social Work Students Navigate Identities in School-Based Practice Learning
Jenny Rafter,
Jas Sangha,
Irine Mano
Abstract:In 2020, the social work in schools (SWIS) project was implemented with an initial cohort of fifty-four social work students from an Eastern English university. With the aim of exploring the student experience, we undertook an initial focus group. One unanticipated aspect of these discussions was how black students reflected on their experience of being placed in predominantly white schools, which merited a follow-up focus group to explore this in more depth. Intersectionality underpinned this study as it offe… Show more
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