From pillar to post : women and social work studies in the 21st century

Natalie Bolzan, Karen Susan Heycox, Lesley Hughes

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    Abstract

    A decade or so after the acknowledgement and inclusion of women's issues in mainstream social work courses, we find the circumstances in which such education occurs have changed. The 'third wave' of feminism has revisited the feminist agenda of the 1960s and 1910s; there has been a paradigm shift in what tertiary education is perceived to offer; and global theories have been replaced by post modem interpretations. This article discusses the impact of these changes for social work education drawing on the authors' experiences with the 'Women and Social Work' elective subject in the Bachelor of Social Work Degree at the University of New South Wales, Australia. This elective was popular until the mid 1990s when it failed to attract students. The authors reflect on their experience of teaching the subject and their understanding of current feminism to identify a way forward in the attempt to rekindle student enthusiasm for feminist understandings and provide education which will further the emancipatory project of social work.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages15
    JournalAustralian social work : the journal of the Australian Association of Social Workers
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Keywords

    • social work curricula
    • women's studies

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