Is there a shared social work signature pedagogy cross-nationally? Using a case study methodology to explore signature pedagogy in England, Israel, Finland, Spain and Sweden
Authors
Thomas, RomaWallengren Lynch, Michael
Chen, Henglien Lisa
Muurinen, Heidi
Segev, Einav
Carrasco, Marta Blanco
Hollertz, Katarina
Bengtsson, Anna Ryan
Affiliation
University of SussexSapir College, Israel
University of Gothenburg
University of Bedfordshire
Complutense University
Issue Date
2020-04-24Subjects
signature pedagogyeducation
Subject Categories::X300 Academic studies in Education
teacher-researcher
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While there is an international definition of social work as a profession, little is known about whether there is also a shared pedagogy in social work cross-nationally. To our knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study which aims to fill this gap by applying the concept of signature pedagogy in social work education to explore the commonality of social work pedagogy across countries. The study uses a multi-site case study (six universities in five European countries) through applying a ‘critical teacher-researcher’ approach in generating the data, followed by a two-phased thematic analysis. The study evidenced a shared principle of social work pedagogy which nurtures social work student to think and perform like a social worker and develop the professional self through developing relationships and dialogue, professional practice, group work, self-reflection and critical thinking. It is argued from, this exploratory study, that even between countries which have different welfare ideology as well as social work history and education systems, there is some common ground in social work pedagogy where one can learn from another through the use of ‘teacher as researcher’ methodologically.Citation
Wallengren-Lynch M, Chen H.L, Muurinen H, Thomas R, Segev E, Carrasco M.B, Hollertz K, Bengtsson A. (2020) 'Is there a shared social work signature pedagogy cross-nationally? Using a case study methodology to explore signature pedagogy in England, Israel, Finland, Spain and Sweden.', European Journal of Social Work, 25 (2), pp.316-328.Publisher
Taylor and FrancisJournal
European Journal of Social WorkAdditional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691457.2020.1760795Type
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enISSN
1369-1457Sponsors
European Association Schools of Social Workae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13691457.2020.1760795
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