Social Work Education Research Paper

In the Modern Era Educational technologies have become an integral part of the education system in the society. It is a tool and media to assist communication of knowledge. It is a development, application and evaluation of system, techniques and aids to improve the process of human learning. Social Work Education had its origin 7 decades ago, which aims to improve the lives of people, groups and societies by the application of social theory and research methods. Even though it is a borrowed profession from the west it has unprecedented growth in the number of schools/Department/Institutes offering social work education all over the country. The curriculum of Social Work Education has been designed to give fullest subject and concurrent field …show more content…
The initial efforts in social work education concentrated on computer literacy preparation on the parts of both educators and students (Brower & Nuris, 1985; Colby, 1985; Ezell, Nurius,&Balassone,1991; Lamb, 1990: LaMendole, 1985,1987; Nurius & Nicoll, 1989).Optimisim concerning the potential use of microcomputers in social work was signaled in 1986 when Henry Miller (1986) identified the emergent possibilities for computers in the areas of case management, diagnosis and assessment, treatment and education.The early pedagogical potentials in the area of social work research mentods involved the use of software packages, or”Course ware” in a networked series of micro computers where students located at individuals workstations could engage in activities such as questionnaire construction and the presentation and analysis of data (Miller, 1986).Although some authors focused on the early research and administrative applications of microcomputers to direct pactice in social service settings (Kreuger&Ruckdeschel, 1985; sircasr, Schkade & Schoech, 1983). Despite the growth of technology in social work service areas, many workers, as late as 2001, were undereducated about computer hardware and software. Barnett-Queen’s (2001) survey of licensed social worker’s computer usage revealed that 71% of ther respondents used the Internet for practice 0r personal matters. 61% …show more content…
the earliest use of television for distance learning involved the transmission of classes offered at several social work schools to agencies, libraries or hospitals to provide easy access for continuing education (Jennings,Siegel&Conklin,1995).The development of interactive television using compressed video transmitted over T-1 telephone lines allowed the instructor and students at each end of the transmission to interact with each other visually and audibly.This advance in technology provided the opportunity for many schools of social work to offer video instruction from main campuses to classes at distant