Enhancing social work education’s diversity-oriented perspective by integrating refugees into higher education
Experiences from the ‘refugee crisis’ in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Borrmann (0000-0002-9515-6440, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1312-1316 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00208728211008228 |
| OpenAlex | W3160238414 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This note describes how integrating refugees into programs of social work education at universities and universities of applied sciences in Germany influenced the education provided, especially in rural areas where student bodies tend to be homogeneous groups. The refugees enrolled in social work courses changed those mostly homogeneous groups of students not only with their presence but moreover by introducing new perspectives on course content. As the changes prompted shifts in the global mindedness of fellow students and the teaching staff, the quality of the programs was enhanced
Diversity (politics · Higher education · Homogeneous · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Refugee · Sociology · Work (physics · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Engineering · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |