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Simmons, Chris; Fisher, Amy K. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2016
This article reports results from a study examining the effects of field education on cognitive development. BSW students enrolled in either a semester-long practicum/field seminar or prepracticum courses completed pretest and posttest measures of cognitive complexity to assess cognitive development. Results indicated that field practicum students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Field Experience Programs, Social Work, Undergraduate Students
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Latting, Jean Kantambu – Journal of Social Work Education, 1990
A teaching model which focuses on the development of cognitive sophistication as a means of preparing social work students for culturally sensitive practice is described. The content was presented in three stages: bias was defined; the functions of bias were discussed; and vignettes were given to the class for analysis. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Critical Thinking, Cultural Differences
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Deal, Kathleen Holtz; Clements, Jennifer A. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2006
This study compared 14 field instructors trained in a model based on understanding MSW students' cognitive, affective, and behavioral development and modifying their supervision to meet students' changing needs with a group of 24 untrained field instructors. T-test results suggest that students of trained field instructors were significantly more…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Social Work, Work Study Programs, Field Instruction