Microaggressions in Social Work Education
Learning From BSW Students’ Experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21619271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashley Davis (0000-0003-3426-6096, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Rebecca G Mirick (0000-0002-5191-6874) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 431-448 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Work Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-7797 • E-ISSN: 2163-5811 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10437797.2021.1885542 |
| OpenAlex | W3137096825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 47 |
This survey of BSW students (N=909) reports on their experiences with microaggressions in their social work education. About one third (31.8%) of participants reported experiencing a microaggression committed by a social work faculty member. A relationship was found between experiencing a microaggression and participants’ social identities, specifically gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, disability or ability, and region of the United States where they were raised. Qualitative data describing the microaggressions revealed 6 themes about the instructor’s behavior: devalues, discriminates, or stereotypes; only accepts some viewpoints and shuts down diverse perspectives; makes assumptions about the student’s background; uses the instructor’s position to further an agenda or opinion or fails to intervene; refuses to acknowledge diverse identities in the classroom; and omits curricular content on some social identities. Implications for social work education and recommendations to prevent, reduce, and address microaggressions in social work education are identified and discussed
Pedagogy · Political science · Qualitative research · Sexual orientation · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Viewpoints · Gender Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Teaching Note—Witnessing Microaggressions
Are Social Work Programs Exempt From Microaggressions? A Systematic Review of Racial Microaggressions in Social Work Education
Colorblind Attitudes, Empathy, and Shame
Conservative voices in social work education
Studying social work
Supporting Social Work Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Impact of the Transition From In-Person to Remote Courses on MSW Students Due to Covid-19
Microaggression toward LGBTIQ people and implications for mental health
Social Work and Social Justice
I just want them to respect what I am” - LGBTQ+ social work students’ perceptions of their Department microclimate
“That's So Gay!”
Racial microaggressions in everyday life
Microaggressions in everyday life
White Women, Race Matters
How colorist microaggressions have eluded social work
Hierarchical microaggressions in higher education
Pedagogy and Diversity
Safety in the Classroom
Teachers and Field Instructors as Student Role Models
Assessing the Implicit Curriculum in Social Work Education
Religious Microaggressions
Multiracial Microaggressions
Microaggressions
Microaggressions in social work classrooms
Addressing microaggressions and acts of oppression within online classrooms by utilizing principles of transformative learning and liberatory education
There’s stuff that comes with being an unexpected guest’
Teaching From Privilege
Culturally Competent Feminist Social Work
Beyond Equal Access to Equal Outcomes
Who's Oppressing Whom? Homosexuality, Christianity, and Social Work
(Re-) Framing Authenticity
Whiteness and Ethnocentric Monoculturalism
Racial microaggressions in social work education
Microaggression, Women, and Social Work
Microaggressions and Social Work Practice, Education, and Research
Our Kids Aren’t Dropping Out; They’re Being Pushed Out
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Intersectionality and Social Work
The Journey to Inclusion
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |