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European Collaboration for Internationalizing Social Work Education

Explore the benefits and challenges of internationalizing social work education, curriculum content, and ways to enhance student and staff mobility through European collaboration. Learn about the SWIPE project insights and the importance of cross-national comparisons in social work learning.

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European Collaboration for Internationalizing Social Work Education

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  1. SWIPE Social Work International Practice Education Janet Williams, Peter Nelson, Karen Vitler Social Work European collaboration to Internationalise the Practice Learning Curriculum. Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  2. Socrates • The Socrates-Erasmus Action encourages co-operation between universities across Europe and supports mobility of students and staff in higher education, the development of joint programmes, courses and the development of thematic networks. Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  3. SWIPE 2 year CD project - outputs • Audit of practice learning in each country • A MODULE • A ‘core curriculum’ and menu of teaching materials; college and 'on site' • Bibliography • Dissemination – locally, nationally and internationally • Web site • Conference publication Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  4. Funded Activities • Regular local network meetings • Four meetings of all partners • Seminar programme - related to social problems/globalisation • Dissemination activities • Reporting back to Socrates/EU, visits to Brussels • Conference Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  5. How we set up SWIPE • May - a 'suggestion' • Summer - conferring with existing partners networked with their partners –'right' mix • September - OM budget to visit and discuss with some partners • January to March - support within the Faculty and SHU to write the bid • August – outcome for October start Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  6. Ways forward • Language, terminology, communication • whose English? • false friends • starting place for exchange • Organisational arrangements – doing similar things in different ways • Communication, fun and progress – time together, group work skills Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  7. Why internationalise the curriculum? • The university has self destructed: your colleagues in Utrecht have offered to take your students... • Benefits ? • Disadvantages ? Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  8. It hasn't self destructed, would it be worth doing it anyway? • Benefits ? • Disadvantages ? Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  9. a curriculum: • How would you prepare them to live and study there/ abroad Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  10. Relevance • How do different societies deal with similar social problems and what can we learn from this? • Evidence based practice – whose evidence? • Shaking ethnocentric/Eurocentric views • Accessing wider range of research and ideas about social work • Employment in Europe • Benchmark statements Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  11. Curriculum content? • Skills- cross-national comparisons; • Value and policy base in response to social problems; • what works elsewhere- policy into practice; • roles of social professionals; • relevance of international data bases. Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  12. Learning in class and on placement Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  13. Added Value? • Student Mobility - Placements • with our partners • hands on • Communication skills- English speaking but... • same/or part of curriculum as home students • personal growth; independence, challenges, self management of learning Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  14. Staff mobility • extending teaching and learning • potential to be involved in projects such as SWIPE • professional development e.g. • Lithuania • Practice teaching – Lund, Sweden • Research projects Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  15. Tartu 3rd meeting Vilnius 2nd meeting Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  16. Information about EU projects Good places to start: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html Socrates, Leonardo and Youth TAO http://www.socleoyouth.be Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

  17. For information on all the Actionshttp://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/download_en.html • or • http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.htm • 1 Erasmus for HEIs UK (staff and student mobility, intensive visits etc.) • http://www.erasmus.ac.uk/ • applying for projects: http://www3.socleoyouth.be/static/en/overview/erasmus_overview.htm • 2 Erasmus Mundus - master's programmes for • international students • http://www.socleoyouth.be/static/en/info/eras_mundus.htm Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006

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