1. Transfer Is Not Enough: A Case Study From a Western-Style MSW Program in Beijing.
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Wang, Yean, Liu, Ziyu, Qiao, Dongping, and Zhang, Huan
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ABILITY , *COMMITMENT (Psychology) , *CURRICULUM planning , *PHILOSOPHY of education , *FOCUS groups , *JOB satisfaction , *LONGITUDINAL method , *RESEARCH methodology , *RESEARCH funding , *SATISFACTION , *SOCIAL work education , *STUDENT attitudes , *T-test (Statistics) , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *TRAINING , *FIELD research , *EMPIRICAL research , *JOB performance , *EDUCATIONAL outcomes , *MASTERS programs (Higher education) , *REPEATED measures design , *EVALUATION of human services programs , *ONE-way analysis of variance - Abstract
Objective: The main purpose is to empirically investigate the outcomes of a Western-style Master of Social Work program that was designed by School of Social Work, University of Southern California and contextually implemented in School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University. Method: A three-wave panel study was used and a focus group discussion was conducted to evaluate the program. Results: Students reported a significant improvement in professional competence and satisfaction and a moderate decline in professional commitment after classroom training. However, after field training, there was almost no significant difference in professional competence and satisfaction, but there was a decline in professional commitment. Conclusions: The results come down to gaps between organizational development and students' personal development, between education and practice, and between students' expectation and reality. This study highlights the importance to fill in the gaps and sheds light on the way to indigenize social work education in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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