Current Trends in Social Work Theory Subjects in Australian Social Work Education

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This paper explores current trends in social work theory subjects in Australian social work education at tertiary level. A text analysis of subject or units of study outlines related to social work theory was conducted through 23 Australian universities offering a social work program in 2005. This research aimed to analyze the use of language in teaching materials including reading lists in each school. Findings of this study showed a growing trend of critical social work theories in social work theory related subjects in Australian universities based on language uses. The references used for critical social work theories illustrate that there is extensive authorship of texts in the social work literature by Australian social work scholars. The discussion also covers the importance of critical social work theories, the influence of post-modernism, and social justice discourse in relation to Australian social work education.
オーストラリア学会の論文
2009-03-20