The Transitional Experiences of Social Work Practitioners Working in Higher Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12780784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tracy Almond (Middlesex University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-289 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Teaching in Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1540-7349 • E-ISSN: 0884-1233 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08841233.2023.2208387 |
| OpenAlex | W4381855635 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
This paper explores the experiences of social work practitioners making a career move from front-line practice into academia. Six participants engaged in a focus group and subsequent individual semi-structured interviews to reflect on their transitional experiences. From this, factors that helped or hindered the transition were identified and pertinent themes were generated, explored, and analyzed. The paper concludes that meaningful relationships and having a sense of belonging are crucial to successful transition from practice to academia. Relationships are considered integral to both professional identity and positive experiences, particularly within the first year of transition, though their importance is often overlooked by the employing higher education institution
Focus group · Front line · Higher education · Identity (music · Institution · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Work (physics · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |