Teaching & learning in a South African school of social work
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2014-06-05
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Moir, Jeni
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Abstract
This research explored social work education within a social development welfare
paradigm in post-apartheid South Africa. The overall objective was to establish
the suitability of an adult education orientation to the professional preparation of
developmental social workers fo r practice in the South African context. The
research was conducted among s ta ff and senior students of the School of Social
Work at the University of the Witwatersrand during 1998.
The enquiry is located within a post-positivist paradigm. The qualitative research
was a reflexive process involving a critical review o f literature and exploration of
the experiences of participants through written and verbal means as well as
observation.
The research established that an adult education approach was indeed appropriate
fo r the professional education of developmental social workers. The
implementation of adult education methodology was advocated in conjunction with
a holistic realignment of the curriculum and sensitive engagement of role-players
in an alternative style of teaching and learning.