International field placement in social work

Relevant for working in the home country

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9974087
AutoresGurid Aga Askeland (VID Specialized University, autor de correspondencia), Elsa Døhlie (VID Specialized University), Kjersti Grosvold (VID Specialized University)
Año2016
Volumen61
Número5
Páginas692-705
Fecha de publicación2016-07-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872816655200
OpenAlexW2469766573
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas16

Our concern in this article is how to transform learning experiences in international field placement into sustainable social work knowledge for future practice. International field placement provides unique experiences that contribute to contextual understanding of social work and prepare students for practice in a multicultural setting. We have used focus group interviews and seen international experiences in light of domestic ones. In analysing the knowledge transformation process of the learning experiences, we use experiential learning theories. We conclude that students’ learning process from experience to theory and from theoretical knowledge to practice would benefit from following a transformation of knowledge cycle through the study programme

Epistemology · Experiential knowledge · Experiential learning · Field (mathematics · Focus group · Knowledge management · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Social learning · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work