Social Work Education in the Context of Globalization: Perceptions, Challenges and Innovations
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Policy and Welfare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 384
Special Issue Editor
Interests: social work education; professional supervision; placement professional competence model; pedagogic partnerships; co-design; experts by experience
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue explores the rich diversity of social work education across international contexts, critically examining how social work educators and practitioners are responding to the continuing challenges faced by global citizens: political conflict, climate change, inequalities in health and human rights, international protections for displaced people, war, educational sustainable development, poverty and declining resources. This includes an exploration of how, as academics and social workers, we are preparing future social work professionals to act as critical thinkers, innovators and leaders, upholding the principles of social justice, human rights and inclusivity in an increasingly polarized and fragmented landscape. This Special Issue invites contributors from an international audience to extend the evidence base and debate on perceptions, challenges and innovations through the comparative contexts of international social work education and our responses to amplifying and addressing the global challenges faced by people and communities.
Abstracts for original articles based on primary data, reflective practice narratives, theory-based think pieces, educational papers, systematic literature reviews, research and practice innovations are welcomed.
Dr. Denise MacDermott
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable social work practices
- social justice
- social work in disasters
- social work education
- social work field education
- student–faculty pedagogic partnerships
- new technologies and professional development
- supervision
- inter professional learning
- international social work
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