Diversity Education for Social Justice: Mastering Teaching Skills - Softcover

Dorothy Van Soest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872931307 ISBN 13: 9780872931305

Publisher: Council on Social Work Education, 2008

Synopsis

The second edition of this valuable reference gives readers a critical examination of the educational processes inherent in the diversity-for-social-justice curriculum. This updated text discusses social justice in classroom instruction, student development, social change, transformative learning, and contemporary social work practice. Numerous teaching paradigms and methodologies are presented, including a chapter on using critical events in the classroom for the development of cultural competence among social work students.

Council on Social Work Education

We are a nonprofit national association representing individual members and graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country.

CSWE Press is a niche publisher that addresses the needs of social work educators. Some of our areas of publishing specialty are

-The philosophy, theory, and practice of teaching
-The process and evaluation of learning
-The organization and structure of social work education
-Diversity in all forms in social work practice and education
-Social work in multiple contexts

About this title

About the Author:

Dorothy Van Soest, PhD, is professor and former dean, University of Washington School of Social Work. Betty Garcia, PhD, is professor, Department of Social Work Education, California State University, Fresno.

Review:

This book at last forges the missing link: the connection between cultural diversity and cultural competence and the mission of social work education. Based on many years of social work classroom teaching, Van Soest and Garcia weave the themes of diversity, populations-at-risk, and social and economic justice into research, classroom interactions, and teaching methodologies. This work will serve as a major reference as social work educators prepare their lectures and course outlines in culturally competent practice. --Doman Lum, PhD, ThD, Professor of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento

About this edition

• Publisher: Council on Social Work Education
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0872931307
• ISBN 13: 9780872931305
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 495