Online Education in Social Work, Effectiveness, Benefits, and Challenges
A Scoping Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14698591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rojan Afrouz (0000-0002-4064-8931, Deakin University, corresponding author), Beth R Crisp (0000-0001-7863-4482, Deakin University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-67 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0312407x.2020.1808030 |
| OpenAlex | W3082245699 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 36 |
Online education has long been a controversial issue within the Australian social work community. Although technological advances have improved the quality of teaching substantially, scepticism and disbelief continue to exist. Despite the growing evidence base as to the effectiveness of online teaching, this tends to be overlooked. A scoping review of the literature was conducted to synthesise research conducted on online social work education to identify its effectiveness, potential, and challenges and to show whether online social work education will effectively prepare qualified social workers. This revealed that online education enhanced diversity and equity among social work students and students’ performances and satisfaction were similar for both online and on-campus students. Nevertheless, communication and engagement continue to be a challenge.IMPLICATIONS Decisions on online education should be based on evidence of effectiveness rather than on the assumption that face-to-face teaching is superior.Further research is needed to explore effectiveness of online education for different groups of students.Employers’ experiences with social work graduates from online courses need further research.Academics require support to tailor courses interactively and suitably for online education
Higher education · Medical education · Online participation · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Skepticism · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Engineering · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |