Conceptualizing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for Social Work Education

The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has become a significant social movement. The newest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education explicitly identify SoTL as important in advancing social work education. This article considers social work edu...

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Published inJournal of social work education Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 6 - 17
Main Authors Grise-Owens, Erlene, Owens, Larry W., Miller, J. Jay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 02.01.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Accreditation (Institutions)
Certification
Counselor Training
Criticism
Education
Education policy
Education work relationship
Educational Policy
Educational Research
Higher Education
Leadership
Learning
Learning Processes
Occupational roles
Pragmatism
Professional training
Social Work
Social work education
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has become a significant social movement. The newest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education explicitly identify SoTL as important in advancing social work education. This article considers social work education's role, relationship, and responsibility in relation to SoTL. Providing a critical understanding of SoTL's background, the article summarizes SoTL's history and current status. Next, we explain the rationale for social work education to focus on SoTL. Then, the article provides pragmatic steps and strategies for performing SoTL. The article concludes with a discussion of specific recommendations for social work education in moving forward in the SoTL movement.
ISSN:1043-7797
2163-5811
DOI:10.1080/10437797.2016.1112628