Social work education in the Middle East and North Africa: Students’ perspectives at 13 universities in 10 countries
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Efforts for improving social work education (SWE) in the Middle East and North Africa aim to address complex development issues. Using quantitative and qualitative approaches, this paper examines students’ perceptions of SWE, surveying 810 students in 13 universities in 10 countries: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Results indicate that primary obstacles pertained to externally-oriented real-world application of SWE, while secondary were internally-oriented university factors (ie. libraries, assessments). Findings suggest that advances in SWE should occur not only within universities, but also substantively and holistically across welfare institutions and systems in the MENA region.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Social Work
Authors: Qusai Ibrahim, Khalid Hreish, Khalid Hantoosh, Odessa Benson, Ayman Galalh, Khalil AL-Halalat, Lubna Aladayleh Aladayleh, Emadeldeen Shalaby, Hazem Matter, Yagoub Al-Kandari, Sokina Hashim, Mansour Eltaef, Samar Sofy, Mona Abdel Meguid, Nabila Daqaq, Mohammed Elardi, Ramadan Sharaia, Hassan Al Madhani, Talaat Braz, Magda Sorur
Language: English
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3004359477