International field placement in social work

Relevant for working in the home country

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9974087
AutoresGurid Aga Askeland (VID Specialized University, autor correspondente), Elsa Døhlie (VID Specialized University), Kjersti Grosvold (VID Specialized University)
Ano2016
Volume61
Fascículo5
Páginas692-705
Data de publicação2016-07-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872816655200
OpenAlexW2469766573
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas16

Our concern in this article is how to transform learning experiences in international field placement into sustainable social work knowledge for future practice. International field placement provides unique experiences that contribute to contextual understanding of social work and prepare students for practice in a multicultural setting. We have used focus group interviews and seen international experiences in light of domestic ones. In analysing the knowledge transformation process of the learning experiences, we use experiential learning theories. We conclude that students’ learning process from experience to theory and from theoretical knowledge to practice would benefit from following a transformation of knowledge cycle through the study programme

Epistemology · Experiential knowledge · Experiential learning · Field (mathematics · Focus group · Knowledge management · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Social learning · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work