Carole J Olson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6607253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carole J Olson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carole J |
| FAMILY NAME | Olson |
| SIGNATURE | OLSON C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Morehead State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Voices From the Field
Social justice is embraced as a central mission of social work, yet how the profession defines it lacks clear and common understanding. This qualitative study explored the concept of social justice as perceived and applied by social workers in diverse practice settings. Focus-group participants were asked five primary open-ended questions. Key phrases and terms were identified and grouped into four themes: variation in meaning of social justice, …
Early-Life Adversity and Choice of the Social Work Profession
Social work students have reported comparatively high incidences of adverse early-life experiences, yet little is known about the extent of these experiences among professional social workers or how they may affect the choice of social work. This study addresses many of the shortcomings of previous studies, with respondents drawn from a national random sample of social workers and a comparison group made up of college-educated professional person…
Distance Education
Social work educators are increasingly using advanced information technologies in their distance education programs. Despite the widespread use of distance learning in social work education, there is limited information available regarding the effectiveness of courses, particularly practice courses, that use these technologies or the experiences of the students and instructors who are helping to pioneer these technological initiatives. This artic…
Voices From the Field
Social justice is embraced as a central mission of social work, yet how the profession defines it lacks clear and common understanding. This qualitative study explored the concept of social justice as perceived and applied by social workers in diverse practice settings. Focus-group participants were asked five primary open-ended questions. Key phrases and terms were identified and grouped into four themes: variation in meaning of social justice, …
Early-Life Adversity and Choice of the Social Work Profession
Social work students have reported comparatively high incidences of adverse early-life experiences, yet little is known about the extent of these experiences among professional social workers or how they may affect the choice of social work. This study addresses many of the shortcomings of previous studies, with respondents drawn from a national random sample of social workers and a comparison group made up of college-educated professional person…
Distance Education
Social work educators are increasingly using advanced information technologies in their distance education programs. Despite the widespread use of distance learning in social work education, there is limited information available regarding the effectiveness of courses, particularly practice courses, that use these technologies or the experiences of the students and instructors who are helping to pioneer these technological initiatives. This artic…
Early-Life Adversity and Choice of the Social Work Profession
Social work students have reported comparatively high incidences of adverse early-life experiences, yet little is known about the extent of these experiences among professional social workers or how they may affect the choice of social work. This study addresses many of the shortcomings of previous studies, with respondents drawn from a national random sample of social workers and a comparison group made up of college-educated professional person…
Voices From the Field
Social justice is embraced as a central mission of social work, yet how the profession defines it lacks clear and common understanding. This qualitative study explored the concept of social justice as perceived and applied by social workers in diverse practice settings. Focus-group participants were asked five primary open-ended questions. Key phrases and terms were identified and grouped into four themes: variation in meaning of social justice, …
Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Work (physics (2 works) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (1 works)