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Core Competency Education of Social Work Students: An Empirical Assessment Through Scale Development

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This study investigates how competency-based education and assessment prepare social work students to become competent professionals, with a quantitative examination of Chinese students’ (n=332) core competencies. Factor analysis suggests that core competencies can be grouped into conceptual and professional dimensions. The regression results demonstrate that curriculum content satisfaction, preference for the social work major, field experience, and knowledge of career outlook are positively related to students’ conceptual, professional, and comprehensive competencies. Gender and willingness for further study also relate positively to both conceptual and comprehensive competencies, and grade is positively associated with professional competency. These findings carry important implications for the competency-based approach to social work education in China.

Source: International Journal of Social Work

DOI: 10.5296/ijsw.v5i2.13470

Authors: Yu Guo, Shuang Lu, Chien-Chung Huang, Yuqi Wang, Yiwen Zhang

Institutions: Renmin University of China, University of Hong Kong, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Social Work Education and Practice

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2885133786

FWCI: 0.609

Cites: 29

Cited by: 3

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