TY - JOUR
T1 - Social work students on the island of Ireland
T2 - a cross-sectional survey
AU - McCartan, Claire
AU - Byrne, Julie
AU - Campbell, Jim
AU - Coogan, Declan
AU - Davidson, Gavin
AU - Hayes, David
AU - Kirwan, Gloria
AU - MacDonald, Mandi
AU - McCaughren, Simone
AU - McFadden, Paula
AU - McGregor, Caroline
AU - Montgomery, Lorna
AU - Pentaraki, Maria
AU - Roddy, Shaun
AU - Roulston, Audrey
AU - Shore, Caroline
AU - Wilson, Elaine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Understanding the characteristics, motivations, and experiences of student social workers is important to inform their professional education and support needs. To date, there has been relatively little research about social work students in Ireland, both North and South. This study reports on an all-Ireland survey of students beginning their social work course in Autumn 2018 in the six Universities delivering social work education. It describes the characteristics of the student cohort, examines the motivations behind choosing this career, and highlights some of the potentially relevant life experiences and beliefswhich may have contributed to their ambition to join the social work profession. Implications for social work education, recommendations for curriculum development, workforce planning, and the provision of appropriate support for students are discussed.
AB - Understanding the characteristics, motivations, and experiences of student social workers is important to inform their professional education and support needs. To date, there has been relatively little research about social work students in Ireland, both North and South. This study reports on an all-Ireland survey of students beginning their social work course in Autumn 2018 in the six Universities delivering social work education. It describes the characteristics of the student cohort, examines the motivations behind choosing this career, and highlights some of the potentially relevant life experiences and beliefswhich may have contributed to their ambition to join the social work profession. Implications for social work education, recommendations for curriculum development, workforce planning, and the provision of appropriate support for students are discussed.
KW - Ireland
KW - Social work education
KW - curriculum development
KW - reflective practice
KW - student support
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85092656948
U2 - 10.1080/02615479.2020.1832060
DO - 10.1080/02615479.2020.1832060
M3 - Article
SN - 0261-5479
VL - 41
SP - 228
EP - 247
JO - Social Work Education
JF - Social Work Education
IS - 2
ER -
