The Effectiveness of Writing Across the Curriculum in a Baccalaureate Social Work Program

Students' Perceptions

Bibliographic Data

ID2501147
AuthorsNaelys Luna (Florida Atlantic University, corresponding author), E Gail Horton (Florida Atlantic University), Jeffrey R Galin (Florida Atlantic University)
Year2014
Volume15
Issue2
Pages390-408
Publication date2014-05-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
PublisherIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/15692
OpenAlexW1929573467
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited3

Effective social work practice requires strong writing and communication skills; however, social work students often experience difficulties performing academically at expected levels. This article presents findings from a student survey that was collected for two years to assess perceptions of the effectiveness of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) strategies on writing skills and social work knowledge acquisition in an introductory social work class that is taught every semester at a school of social work located in southeastern Florida. Students reported that WAC strategies substantially improved their abilities to write in the discipline and learn course content. Based on our findings, it is recommended that schools of social work infuse WAC throughout their curriculum, a process that requires cross curricular collaboration, intra-departmental support, and faculty commitment to course development and implementation

Curriculum · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Computer Science · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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