Gaps between academia and practice
Perspectives on new graduates’ readiness for social work practice in Georgia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9973343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inga Saitadze (0000-0003-0012-644X, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, The City University of New York, New York, USA, corresponding author), Darejan Dvalishvili (0000-0003-1221-6610, Washington University in St. Louis) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 504-517 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-26 |
| 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 | 10.1177/00208728211026361 |
| OpenAlex | W3196699072 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
The study explores the perspectives of social work students, faculty, and the main employer of social workers with regard to new graduates’ readiness for social work practice in Georgia. The results of focus groups and in-person interviews revealed significant gaps and tension between academic programs and professional practice contributing to students’ low levels of readiness for practice. Participants identified various concerns regarding academic program curricula, field education, and professional practice; although, reasons for new graduates’ lack of readiness for practice highlighted by the main employer and academic program faculty were conflicting and pointed need for further actions
Curriculum · Focus group · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Supervision in Social Work, 5e
Integrating Care for Children, Young People and Their Families
Readiness for practice
Pushing the Boundaries of the Social Work Practicum
Social Workers’ Preparation for Child Protection
Student Satisfaction with Models of Field Placement Supervision
Knowledge and Reasoning in Social Work
Some thoughts on the relationship between theory and practice in and for social work
Making the Transition
Are Non-Traditional Social Work Placements Second-Best Learning Opportunities for Social Work Qualifying Students
Growing Together
The focus groups in social research
Reimagining Field Education in Social Work
A Call for Field Coordination Leadership to Implement the Signature Pedagogy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |