Rural and Regional Developments in Social Work Higher Education

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ID11957535
AuthorsMargaret Alston (0000-0001-9057-7767, North-West State Technical University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume60
Issue1
Pages107-121
Publication date2007-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03124070601166752
OpenAlexW2152197999
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

Social work education has traditionally been taught in urban universities in on-campus programs. In the present paper, the author outlines the nature of social work education at Charles Sturt University, a regional Australian university. The author argues that social work education in a rural/regional university is shaped by rural social contextual issues, as well as by changes in the higher education sector. The author notes that social work education fills a significant gap in that it attracts students who are unable to access urban campuses, adds value to rural service delivery, supports rural/regional research, and highlights issues of rural disadvantage. Despite this, the paper argues that rural disadvantage and higher education sector pressures place the delivery of social work education shaped around and responsive to rural social justice issues in regional universities in jeopardy

Business · Disadvantage · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Political science · Public relations · Rural area · Service (business · Social justice · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Education Systems and Policy · Engineering · Rural development and sustainability · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Social Work

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