The Development of Social Work Education in Taiwan: Issues of the Post-professionalism
Resource
臺大社會工作學刊, 22, 153-196
Journal
臺大社會工作學刊
Journal Issue
22
Pages
153-196
Date Issued
2010-12
Date
2010-12
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Abstract
The article examines the development of social work education in Taiwan since the enactment of Social Worker Act in 1997. Data indicates that the number of social work departments has doubled and the number of social work students has increased by 150% from 1997 to 2010. And correspondingly, the number of social work faculty has doubled. However, the proportion of professional staff holding degree in social work/social welfare/social policy remains low. With regard to the curriculum, national social worker certification exam has a major bearing on the design of curriculum. More schools now provide concentrations by field of practice. Yet minimum credit hour requirement for concentration varies among institutions. In short, Taiwanese social work education today is short of professional faculty, effective curriculum mapping, clear-cut course concentrations, and distinction between post- and undergraduate course levels. To improve the quality of social work education, this paper proposes to increase the number of faculty with doctorate degree in social work, to form a professional division of labor between institutions, to integrate practice method and field of practice courses, and to provide foundation course in social and economic justice.
Subjects
社會工作教育
課程地圖
課程模組
social work education
curriculum mapping
core curricula
Type
journal article
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