Selma Macfarlane
Biographic Data
| ID | 6468702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Selma Macfarlane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Selma |
| FAMILY NAME | Macfarlane |
| SIGNATURE | MACFARLANE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Resistant to change?’
A growing body of literature has outlined the deleterious impacts of neoliberalism on higher education in the Western world. These critiques are far-ranging and include effects on students, curriculum, educators and the purpose of higher education itself. Some of this literature has focused specifically on social work education, highlighting ways in which neoliberal agendas run counter to the profession’s focus on social justice and a critical ap…
Social Work and the Natural Environment
Social work is a profession focused on people within their environments. This is reflected in codes of ethics, where our shared mandate is to work towards individual wellbeing and social change. Recently, social work literature has promoted green and eco-social work, drawing on climate change science, notions of expanded and future justice, knowledge of the link between health and the environment, and principles of deep ecology. However, if socia…
Understanding Social Work Practice in Mental Health
n\t\t\t\t\tBook review of: Understanding social work practice in mental health, by Vicki Coppock & Bob Dunn, 2010.\n\t\t\t\t
Understanding Human Development
Understanding Human Development: A Multi-dimensional Approach (2nd Ed.)." Australian Social Work, 65(3), pp. 437–438
The Nexus between Feminism and Postmodernism
In this paper, we provide a critical review of the literature that discusses the nexus between feminism and postmodernism. Further, we argue that the current debates about using postmodernism to enhance structural theories such as feminism are often polarised, and continue to limit the potential for developing critical social work practice and theory. In transcending these dualistic debates, we have explored what the possibilities are for postmod…
Crafting Communities
While social policy and planning documents are replete with ominous warnings about the cost of an ageing population, this article tells a different story about the productive and self-sustaining networks that exist among older women in the community who do craftwork. From our research conducted in Victoria, Australia during 2007–2008 we discovered a resilient and committed group of older women quietly and steadily contributing to community fundra…
Social Work and Disadvantage
Crafting Communities
While social policy and planning documents are replete with ominous warnings about the cost of an ageing population, this article tells a different story about the productive and self-sustaining networks that exist among older women in the community who do craftwork. From our research conducted in Victoria, Australia during 2007–2008 we discovered a resilient and committed group of older women quietly and steadily contributing to community fundra…
The Nexus between Feminism and Postmodernism
In this paper, we provide a critical review of the literature that discusses the nexus between feminism and postmodernism. Further, we argue that the current debates about using postmodernism to enhance structural theories such as feminism are often polarised, and continue to limit the potential for developing critical social work practice and theory. In transcending these dualistic debates, we have explored what the possibilities are for postmod…
Social Work and the Natural Environment
Social work is a profession focused on people within their environments. This is reflected in codes of ethics, where our shared mandate is to work towards individual wellbeing and social change. Recently, social work literature has promoted green and eco-social work, drawing on climate change science, notions of expanded and future justice, knowledge of the link between health and the environment, and principles of deep ecology. However, if socia…
Resistant to change?’
A growing body of literature has outlined the deleterious impacts of neoliberalism on higher education in the Western world. These critiques are far-ranging and include effects on students, curriculum, educators and the purpose of higher education itself. Some of this literature has focused specifically on social work education, highlighting ways in which neoliberal agendas run counter to the profession’s focus on social justice and a critical ap…
Social Work and Disadvantage
Crafting Communities
While social policy and planning documents are replete with ominous warnings about the cost of an ageing population, this article tells a different story about the productive and self-sustaining networks that exist among older women in the community who do craftwork. From our research conducted in Victoria, Australia during 2007–2008 we discovered a resilient and committed group of older women quietly and steadily contributing to community fundra…
Understanding Social Work Practice in Mental Health
n\t\t\t\t\tBook review of: Understanding social work practice in mental health, by Vicki Coppock & Bob Dunn, 2010.\n\t\t\t\t
Understanding Human Development
Understanding Human Development: A Multi-dimensional Approach (2nd Ed.)." Australian Social Work, 65(3), pp. 437–438
The Nexus between Feminism and Postmodernism
In this paper, we provide a critical review of the literature that discusses the nexus between feminism and postmodernism. Further, we argue that the current debates about using postmodernism to enhance structural theories such as feminism are often polarised, and continue to limit the potential for developing critical social work practice and theory. In transcending these dualistic debates, we have explored what the possibilities are for postmod…
Social Work and the Natural Environment
Social work is a profession focused on people within their environments. This is reflected in codes of ethics, where our shared mandate is to work towards individual wellbeing and social change. Recently, social work literature has promoted green and eco-social work, drawing on climate change science, notions of expanded and future justice, knowledge of the link between health and the environment, and principles of deep ecology. However, if socia…
Resistant to change?’
A growing body of literature has outlined the deleterious impacts of neoliberalism on higher education in the Western world. These critiques are far-ranging and include effects on students, curriculum, educators and the purpose of higher education itself. Some of this literature has focused specifically on social work education, highlighting ways in which neoliberal agendas run counter to the profession’s focus on social justice and a critical ap…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Work (physics (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)