1. Child welfare workers' perceptions of the value of social work education
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Mason, Susan E., LaPorte, Heidi Heft, Bronstein, Laura, and Auerbach, Charles
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CURRICULUM evaluation , *SOCIAL work education , *CHILD welfare , *ADULT education , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *BUSINESS networks , *GROUP identity , *PUBLIC relations , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *SCHOLARSHIPS , *WORK environment , *EMPLOYEE retention , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *CLIENT relations , *PROFESSIONALISM , *MASTERS programs (Higher education) , *SOCIAL worker attitudes , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *EVALUATION - Abstract
Abstract: This study addresses public child welfare workers'' perceived value of no-charge Masters level social work education courses as part of a project aiming at increasing professional identity and retention in public child welfare work. Over a 3.5year time period, a total of 164 respondents completed 338 questionnaires that addressed their attitudes related to the value of their coursework. Descriptive statistics indicated that 90% were either pursuing or intended to pursue a degree in social work. Logistic regression showed that plans to remain in the child welfare field were most related to an understanding of workplace issues, and secondarily to the number of courses taken. Demographic factors were not statistically significant. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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