Opleidingsstrategiee vir praktykopleiers van voorgraadse maatskaplike werkstudente

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates education strategies for field instructors working withundergraduate social work students.Social work students at the University of Stellenbosch receive practicalexperience and education at welfare institutions as part of their formal education.During this practice education period students are guided and educated by fieldinstructors.Practice education of undergraduate social work students is a demandingresponsibility to field instructors and knowledge and skills are required tocomplete the task successfully. During the practice education period, fieldinstructors are still confronted with their own work pressure and environmentaldemands in practice, along with the practice education of undergraduate socialwork students.The basic premise for this research is focused on the importance of the role offield instructors during the field practice period, as well as the importance ofcontinuous education to these field instructors.This research report includes 'n thorough literature study that refers to theknowledge and skills that are required of field instructors for practice eduactionof students. The partnership between the educational institution and practiceeducation agency are discussed and the roles, tasks and expectations of thepartners are described in the chapters. Both parties are responsible for theeducation of field instructors and several educational strategies are examined.As a conclusion, educational strategies for field instructors are discussed andrecommendations are made.The empirical research involved the use of both qualitative and quantitativemethods to explore the theoretical part of the research. An explorary study wasused to obtain the information from respondants. The findings and results of the research are analized and compared with the literature and somerecommendations are made.The findings of this research can be used as guidelines for the education of fieldinstructors concerned with the education of undergraduate social work students.Field instructors contribute to the education of professional social workers and allparties involved in the education process should bare a responsibilty toparticipate in field instructors' education.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University