Sheri M McConnell

Biographic Data

ID6522432
NAMESheri M McConnell
GIVEN NAMESSheri M
FAMILY NAMEMcConnell
SIGNATUREMCCONNELL S M
AFFILIATIONSSchool of Social Work, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
ORCID0000-0002-1724-367X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Canadian Social Work Student Perspectives on the State of Field Education

    Allison K Iriye, Julie Drolet et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Education2025

    There is an increasing body of literature that examines the challenges that social work field education is currently experiencing in Canada, the United States, and other countries. What is missing is a greater understanding of how students perceive and navigate these challenges, as well as what they envision for the future of field education. This study used virtual dialog circles to explore Canadian social work students’ perspectives on field ed…

  • Impact of Covid-19 on social work field education

    Open AccessCara Au, Julie Drolet et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work2023

    Social work field education has experienced major disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also embracing new opportunities to grow. The Transforming the Field Education Landscape research partnership developed a cross-sectional web-based survey with closed- and open-ended questions to understand student perceptions of COVID-19's impacts on social work field education. The survey opened during the first wave of the pandemic from July 8 to …

  • Transforming the Field Education Landscape

    Open AccessJeffrey J Walsh, Julie Drolet et al.ARTICLESocial Work Education2023

    The Transforming the Field Education Landscape (TFEL) project conducted a survey to gather information from field education coordinators and directors (FECDs) about their field education programs, staffing models, resources, and activities, and to invite their perspectives on field education in Canada. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to better understand the state of social work field education in Canada, from the perspectives of FECD…

  • Integrating Practice Research into Social Work Field Education in Canada

    Sheri M McConnell, Melissa Noble et al.ARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Social Work2023References: 1

    Given the increasing value placed on research among social work practitioners, and that field education is primarily responsible for the integration of social work values, knowledge, and practice, it is essential that research skills be incorporated into BSW and MSW field practica. In 2020, a team of faculty co-investigators and students explored the integration of research activities into Canadian BSW and MSW field practica through the review of…

  • Canadian Social Work Field Education During a Global Pandemic

    Open AccessJessica Ossais, Julie Drolet et al.ARTICLEJournal of Comparative Social Work2021Cited by: 1References: 1

    The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected all aspects of social work education, including field education. The Transforming the Field Education Landscape (TFEL) partnership conducted two national online surveys to determine the impacts of the pandemic on social work field education. The first survey explored the perspectives of students and received responses from 367 Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) students. …