Distance Education in Social Work: An Evaluation of an Undergraduate Course on Family Violence

Autor/inn/en	Walsh, Christine Ann; Baynton, Myra
Titel	Distance Education in Social Work: An Evaluation of an Undergraduate Course on Family Violence
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 1 (2012) 1, S.148-159 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Work; Caseworkers; Distance Education; Online Courses; Family Violence; Student Surveys; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Computer Mediated Communication; Group Discussion; Educational Objectives; Student Needs; Course Descriptions; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study; Course Evaluation; College Faculty; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Soziale Arbeit; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Schülerbefragung; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Computerkonferenz; Gruppendiskussion; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Kursstrukturplan; Grundstudium; Fakultät; Kanada
Abstract	Social work is a discipline that emphasizes personal contact and has traditionally been taught face-to-face. This paper examines whether online learning is appropriate for educating social workers about family violence. It describes a newly-developed online course in family violence and evaluates its effectiveness. Two surveys of the class and an analysis of discussion boards provided quantitative and qualitative data. Results suggest that online teaching was effective in meeting course objectives and learner needs. The course did provide knowledge in the area of family violence that students then applied to their practices. The online learning environment proved to be safe, inclusive, acceptable and accessible to learners. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01