Bridging the theory-practice gap in social work education: A reflection on an action research in China

Social Work Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-69

  Sung Chan, Pauline ^a   Yuen Tsang, Angelina ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Learning How to Learn; Professional Development; Reciprocal Reflection; Theory Practice Link

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649099670     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470601141383     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Argyris, C., Putnam, R. and Smith, D. (1985) Action Science: Concepts, Methods, and Skills for Research and Intervention, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
2. Argyris, C. and Schön, D. A. (1974) Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
3. Argyris, C. and Schön, D. A. (1978) Organizational Learning, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA
4. Argyris, C. and Schön, D. A. (1996) Organizational Learning II: Theory, Method, and Practice, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA
5. Bogo, M. and Vayda, E. (1989) Developing a process model for field instruction. Canadian Social Work Review, 6:2, pp. 224-233.
6. Burgess, H. (1992) Problem-led Learning for Social Work: The Enquiry and Action Approach, Whiting & Birch, London
7. Cummings, T. G., Mohrman, S. A., Mohrman, A. M. and Ledford, G. E. (1985) Organization design for the future: A collaborative research approach. Doing Research that is Useful for Theory and Practice, pp. 275-305. Jossey-Bass, London
8. Gergen, K. J. (1991) The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life, Basic Books, Inc., New York
9. Goldstein, H. (1993) Field Education for Reflective Practice: A Re-Constructive Proposal. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 8:12, pp. 165-182.
10. Gould, N. (1996) Introduction: Social work education and the "crisis of the professions". Reflective Learning for Social Work: Research, Theory and Practice, pp. 1-10. Arena Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, England
11. (1996) Reflective Learning for Social Work: Research, Theory and Practice, Arena Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, England
12. Greenwood, D. J. (1991) Collective reflective practice through participatory action research: A case study from the Fagor cooperatives of Mondragon. The Reflective Turn: Case Studies in and on Educational Practice, pp. 84-108. Teachers College Press, New York
13. Kaplan, A. (1964) The Conduct of Inquiry, Chandler Publishing Co., New York
14. Kolb, D. A. (1984) Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
15. Kuhn, T. (1962) The Structures of Scientific Revolutions, University of Chicago Press, Chicago
16. Laird, J. (1995) Family-centered practice: In the postmodern era. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 76:3, pp. 150-163.
17. Lanzara, G. F. (1991) Shifting stories: Learning from a reflective experiment in a design process. The Reflective Turn: Case Studies in and on Educational Practice, pp. 285-320. Teachers College Press, New York
18. Lewin, K. (1948) Action research and minority problems. Resolving Social Conflicts, pp. 201-216. Harper and Row, New York
19. Mattingly, C. F. and Gillette, N. (1991) Anthropology, occupational therapy, and action research. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45:11, pp. 972-978.
20. (1995) Practitioner-Researcher Partnerships: Building Knowledge from, in, and for Practice, NASW Press, Washington, DC
21. Oja, S. N. and Smyulan, L. (1989) Collaborative Action Research: A Developmental Approach, Falmer Press, New York
22. Pace, L. A. and Argona, D. R. (1991) Participatory action research: A view from Xerox. Participatory Action Research, pp. 56-69. Sage Publications, London
23. Papell, C. P. and Sholnik, L. (1992) The reflective practitioner: A contemporary paradigm's relevance for social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 28:1, pp. 18-26.
24. (1988) Human Inquiry in Action: Developments in New Paradigm Research, Sage, London
25. Reason, P. (1994) Co-operative inquiry, participatory action research and action inquiry: Three approaches to participative inquiry. Handbook of Qualitative Research, pp. 324-339. Sage Publications, London
26. Reason, P. (1998) Co-operative inquiry as a discipline of professional practice. Journal of Inter-professional Care, 12:4, pp. 419-436.
27. (1981) Human Inquiry: A Sourcebook of New Paradigm Research, John Wiley, Chichester, England
28. Reynolds, B. C. (1942) Learning and Teaching in the Practice of Social Work, Russell & Russell, Inc., New York
29. Robinson, V. P. (1936) Supervision in Social Casework, A Problem in Professional Education, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
30. Saleesby, D. (1997) The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, 2nd edn, Longman, New York
31. Sarri, R. C. and Sarri, C. M. (1992) Organizational and community change through participatory action research. Organizational Change and Development, pp. 99-122. Haworth Press, Inc., New York
32. Schön, D. A. (1983) The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action, Basic Books, New York
33. Schön, D. A. (1987) Educating the Reflective Practitioner: Toward a New Design for Teaching and Learning in the Professions, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
34. Schön, D. A. (1995) Reflective inquiry in social work practice. Practitioner-Researcher Partnerships: Building Knowledge from, in, and for Practice, pp. 31-55. NASW Press, Washington, DC
35. Sung-Chan, P. L. (2000) Learning from an action experiment: Putting Schon's reciprocal-reflection theory into practice. Cybernetics and Human Knowing, 7:23, pp. 17-30.
36. Sung-Chan, P. L. (2000) A Collaborative-Action Research into the Teaching and Learning of Systemic Family Practice to School Social Work in Hong Kong
37. Towle, C. (1954) The Learner in Education for the Professions as Seen in Education for Social Work, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago
38. (1991) Participatory Action Research, Sage Publications, London
39. Yelloly, M. and Henkel, M. (1995) Learning and Teaching in Social Work: Towards Reflective Practice, Jessica Kingsley, London
40. Yuen-Tsang, W. K. (1997) Towards a Chinese Conception of Social Support: A Study on the Social Support Networks of Chinese Working Mothers in a Beijing Neighborhood, Ashgate Publishing Co., Aldershot, England
41. Yuen-Tsang, W. K. and Sung-Chan, P. L. (2002) Towards a culturally sensitive social work curriculum: A study on the cultural themes in the narratives of Chinese women experiencing marital conflicts and its implications on social work education. Montpellier, France
42. Yuen-Tsang, W. K. and Sung-Chan, P. L. (2002) Capacity building through networking: Integrating professional knowledge with indigenous practice. Social Work Around the World, Volume 2, pp. 111-122. International Federation of Social Workers, Switzerland