TY - JOUR
T1 - Offering social work education in an offshore context: A case study of an Australian programme delivered in Singapore
AU - Brydon, Kerry
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This article presents a case study of a social work education programme developed in one context and delivered in another. It briefly reviews the history of the programme and of the4 social services sector in the recipient country. Based on qualitative research, the article identifies a number of messages that have the potential to inform future such ventures. In particular the article concludes by challenging the dominance of western-centered constructions of social work and invites social work academics to broaden their understanding of the nature of social problems and possible social work responses.
AB - This article presents a case study of a social work education programme developed in one context and delivered in another. It briefly reviews the history of the programme and of the4 social services sector in the recipient country. Based on qualitative research, the article identifies a number of messages that have the potential to inform future such ventures. In particular the article concludes by challenging the dominance of western-centered constructions of social work and invites social work academics to broaden their understanding of the nature of social problems and possible social work responses.
UR - http://isw.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/10/14/0020872810382527.full.pdf
U2 - 10.1177/0020872810382527
DO - 10.1177/0020872810382527
M3 - Article
VL - 54
SP - 681
EP - 699
JO - International Social Work
JF - International Social Work
SN - 0020-8728
IS - 5
ER -