Thursday, October 15, 2009

Topic 4: Place of Research Training in MSW Curriculum

Quote: "...the [CSWE] expectation that students will be consumers, not producers, of research continues to deprive the profession of the talent of its most capable novices."

Questions:
1. Is learning how to do research an essential skill for all social work practitioners?
2. Can one be a good practitioner without being able to engage in rigorous research?
3. What research skills are necessary for MSW practice?
4. Research/evaluation training in SW lacks a continuum from which other professions benefit. Is there a way to create stronger research training at the MSW level, but only for those studens who have an interest in research/evaluation careers?
5. Is being a productive scholar essential to being a good administrator in social work academia? In academia in other fields?

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