Study tour reflections
Revisiting curricula through an international lens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11444595 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charlene M Bentley (University of the Fraser Valley), James E M Cunningham (University of the Fraser Valley), Timothy A Dueck (University of the Fraser Valley, corresponding author), Rebecca J Federau (University of the Fraser Valley), Brooklyn P Gordon (University of the Fraser Valley), Kaylee H Lovesy (University of the Fraser Valley), Alexis C Vilan (University of the Fraser Valley), Kristi A Watkins (University of the Fraser Valley) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1833-1848 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-5479 • E-ISSN: 1470-1227 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02615479.2024.2438262 |
| OpenAlex | W4405455893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
This article compiles Canadian social work students’ reflections of an Austrian study tour and its influence on how they now view, interpret, and analyze the curricula from previously completed undergraduate social work courses. Overall, the study tour appears to have re-animated previous course material and brought new insight into curricula already covered in classes. Of particular interest is the recurring theme of one notable aspect of the tour, a site visit to the former Mauthausen Concentration Camp, which surfaces as an important factor in reflections on numerous courses. Other social service agency visits in the host city invited the students to consider alternate theories in social work practice, building on the ones covered in completed curricula. Further, the students considered ways in which social workers can consider these new study-tour-informed insights and perspectives in everyday social service delivery on macro, mezzo, and micro levels. In sum, international study tours appear to not only notably influence future social work practice but also invite new critical thinking regarding previous learnings
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |