Edith Abbott and the Chicago Influence on Social Work Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10540925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lela B Costin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 94-111 |
| Publication date | 1983-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/644074 |
| OpenAlex | W1998758651 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Edith Abbott exerted a significant and lasting influence on the shape of present day social work education. A pioneer in professional social work, and a close associate of Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, Edith Abbott incorporated social work training into the structure and educational policy of a university. In large measure, the curriculum that she designed defined the newly developing profession and widened the boundaries of the social welfare system that she intended the social work profession to direct and staff
Curriculum · Pedagogy · Political science · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Work (physics · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Social Transformation from the inside Out
The other Chicago school - a sociological tradition expropriated and erased
The Flexner Myth and the History of Social Work
Integrating Computer Content into Social Work Curricula
The Cycles of Social Work Practice
Introducing Social Workers
Mary Richmond and Jane Addams
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2022 (40) |
| Highly cited | No |