Role and relevance of open and distance learning in social work education
Case study of Ignou, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21495941 |
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| Authors | Saumya Saumya (Associate Professor and MSW Programme Coordinator at School of Social Work, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 970-989 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-5479 • E-ISSN: 1470-1227 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02615479.2022.2159939 |
| OpenAlex | W4313251478 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
The paper discusses the issues and challenges of offering a pan-India MSW Programme through distance learning, the national accreditation and assessment council vis-à-vis open universities and Indira Gandhi National Open University's (IGNOU) role in distance education in social work in India. In this light, the paper describes the IGNOU model of MSW curriculum, fieldwork components, evaluation, delivery mechanisms and the challenges and limitations faced by both students and open universities in India. The case study of IGNOU (which is the first national and largest open university in India) provides an understanding of different aspects of curriculum and fieldwork in social work education through open and distance learning.KEYWORDS: Social workMSWIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)open and distance learningMSW programme; IGNOU model of social work Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributors SaumyaDr. Saumya is an Associate Professor at School of Social Work, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India. She did her Bachelors in Sociology from Miranda House and Masters in Social Work at Department of Social Work, University of Delhi (was awarded University Gold Medal). She holds a Ph.D degree in Social Work from University of Delhi, India.She has received Asian Association of Open University(AAOU) Inter University Staff Exchange Fellowship at Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), Sri Lanka 2021, Visiting Fellowship to Shanghai Open University, China in 2014 and Commonwealth Fellowship in 2018 and 2021. She has won the 2018 Young Innovator Award for her paper at the 32nd Annual Conference of AAOU. Her academic and research interests include Fieldwork, Social work Education, Open and Distance Education, tribal issues and community organization
Distance education · Open university · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Engineering · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Law · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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