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Teaching research to social work students : an action approach
- Author:
- CNAAN Ram A.
- Journal article citation:
- Issues in Social Work Education, 7(1), Summer 1987, pp.20-28.
- Publisher:
- Association of Teachers in Social Work Education
Does social work education have an impact on social policy preferences?: a three-cohort study
- Authors:
- WEISS Idit, CNAAN Ram A., GAL John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Education, 41(1), Winter 2005, pp.29-47.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
Examines the impact of social work education on the social policy preferences of social work students through a panel study of 3 cohorts of students at universities in 2 countries, the USA and Israel. Findings indicate that though the initial policy preferences of the students at the beginning of their studies, by the end their preferences were similar and supportive of the welfare state model.
Senior faculty perceptions of social work journals
- Authors:
- CNAAN Ram A., CAPUTO Richard K., SHUMELY Yochi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Education, 30(2), Summer 1994, pp.185-199.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
Presents a method of assessing the prestige of journals in the diverse field of social work, and demonstrates its application in a 1990 survey in which 421 senior faculty at accredited graduate schools of social work rated the familiarity and perceived quality of 120 journals in their field. The findings have value for researchers seeking to publish their work in the most appropriate journal and for persons attempting to assess in the scholarly contribution of social work educators.
The benefits of learning social welfare: lessons from student perspectives
- Authors:
- DICHTER Melissa E., CNAAN Ram A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 30(2), April 2010, pp.210-224.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, this research studied the impact of the social welfare history and policy course element of a Masters of Social Work degree programme at a US east coast university on students' perspectives and interests, aiming to explore students' subjective experiences of the course as part of their professional training and development. The main findings were that students were initially reluctant about the course but that in retrospect they appreciated it. The students also found that understanding the historical and current social context of their work was useful to their professional development and work in the field.
Admitting convicted felons to social work programs: conceptual dilemmas and practices
- Authors:
- HASKI-LEVENTHAL Debbie, GELLES Richard J., CNAAN Ram A.
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 53(1), January 2010, pp.87-100.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article reviews the ethical and legal dilemmas regarding the admission of convicted felons and study the practices used by American schools of social work. An important finding is that schools that are proactively engaged in asking for and processing felony conviction information are also more ethically engaged.
Social work education as professional socialization: a study of the impact of social work education upon students' professional preferences
- Authors:
- WEISS Idit, GAL John, CNAAN Ram A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 31(1), 2004, pp.13-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Professional socialization in social work is the subject of the panel study described in this article. It focuses upon the impact of different social work education programmes upon the professional preferences of students in the United States and Israel. The findings indicate that significant change with regard to some of the variables did occur between the beginning and completion of studies. This generally took the form of a decline in preferences though a number of cross-culture differences were observed. The implications of the findings for the issue of professional socialization in social work are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Teaching about organized religion in social work: lessons and challenges
- Authors:
- CNAAN Ram A., BODDIE Stephanie C., DANZIG Rivka A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 23(3), 2004, pp.67-83.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Schools of social work commonly teach that the origin of the profession lies in the humanistic principles of the many world faith traditions. However, beginning as early as the days of the Charity Organization Societies (COS) in the late nineteenth century and the Social Security Act of 1935, social work education, research, and practice have increasingly disassociated themselves from religion and its contribution to the profession. Furthermore, a large number of social workers, regardless of their personal religious affiliations, were trained to think that their religion has no relevance for their everyday professional practice. Meanwhile, society, especially in the last two decades, is marching toward greater integration between social services and organized religion. The rift between religion and professional social work practice, extenuated in the past fifty years, is being challenged by devolutionary trends of government funding and social service delivery that encourage faith-based social service provision. These trends also challenge the dogmatic exclusion of religious contents in social work education. In this article, we review the place of organized religion in social work education and present our innovative course to re-link organized religion with social work curriculum. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)