Social Work Education in Mainland China
Development and Issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12916622 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agnes Koon‐chui Law (Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author), Jiang Xia Gu (Guangdong University Of Finances and Economics) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Social Work and Policy Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-1403 • E-ISSN: 1753-1411 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1753-1411.2008.00006.x |
| OpenAlex | W2088664501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 1 |
The present paper gives an overview of the current trend of social work education in Mainland China, a fast‐expanding academic subject of higher education in Mainland China during the last 20 years. This rapid development was brought about by the increasing recognition of the use of social work knowledge in tackling some of the social problems arising from the social and economic changes induced by the open door policy of China. New initiatives were undertaken by government departments, academic institutes and service providers, to explore possible reform of service delivery models in serving the elderly, children and youth, women and other vulnerable groups. It thus creates demands for personnel with new skills and knowledge. It has also led to the promulgation of government policies in 2006, in establishing a strong work force of social work, by setting up an accreditation system for social work as a vocation, making available funding for service development and setting up of NGOs. This paper also highlights some of the imminent issues that cause concern, such as the search for a theoretical model of social training and practices suitable for Chinese society, standardization of curriculum design, teaching and learning, consolidation of accreditation examination and career structure, and creation of a working environment conducive to the professionalization of social work in terms of motivating and retaining social work graduates to stay in the service sector
Accreditation · Business · China · Curriculum · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Mainland China · Political science · Professionalization · Public relations · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Public Administration · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work · Marketing
Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development
Unraveling the complexities of social work research in China
Help-seeking and silence on family issues among older Chinese immigrants
Effectiveness of China’s social work professional level examination
An exploration of the current challenges in social work education in Mainland China
Social policy and social work in contemporary China
Crossing the river stone by stone
A broad look at social work in Asia
Professional identity of social work students in Mainland China
A call for more papers on social work practice in China
A challenged professional identity
Enhancing field education of social work in Mainland China
Social work capacity building in China
Shehui gongzuo kua jing zhuanye dudao
Flourishing in the spring? Social work, social work education and field education in China
Chinese students’ experiences of learning social work
An Imbalanced professional identity
Contextualising the development of practice research in Asia
East Meets West
Transfer Is Not Enough
Role Stress, Burnout, and Workplace Support Among Newly Recruited Social Workers
Professional Education or Certificate
Current and Challenge of Master of Social Work Education in Mainland China
Reimagining Social Work Ancestry
Toward an indigenized external supervision approach in China
Cross-cultural crisis intervention training via videoconferencing
Functions of social work supervision in Shenzhen
The Chinese welfare philosophy in light of the traditional concept of family
The factors affecting curriculum design of social work degree programs in Mainland China
Challenges to theory-practice integration of social work education in China
Challenges and Rewards of Social Work Pioneers in the “Making” Process
Strategic Resource Mobilisation amongst Founder-CEOs of Social Work Organisations in Mainland China
Does Chinese Social Work Students’ Career Intention Match Their Professional Identity? The Role of Background Factors
Decision-maker influences and perceptual disparities in child maltreatment among Chinese child social workers
The Work Sites as Ground of Contest
Exploring reflective practices amongst Chinese social workers
Governmentality and the Politicisation of Social Work in China
| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |