Information Communication Technology during Covid-19
Social Work Education
; 42(1):2013/01/01 00:00:00.000, 2023.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2233276
ABSTRACT
This paper seeks to explore social work educators' experiences of using technology to teach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last decade, there has been a move to digitalise higher education in many countries worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a mass exodus from the classroom to the home-based office at breakneck speed and highlighted, amongst other things, the digital divide that exists across the world. This research analysed data gathered from an international study that sought educators' views on various issues related to working during COVID-19. The data were analysed using a thematic approach. The results showed that social work educators, in general, were favourable to online teaching, although the findings highlight critical areas that require consideration in the climate of increased digitalisation and the uncertainty of when a return to a familiar teaching environment can occur. These findings are considered in terms of a social work education informed by critical pedagogy. The results have implications in terms of finding a workable balance between face-to-face teaching and online instruction.
Social Services And Welfare; Classroom teaching; online teaching; digital divides in education; health pandemic; social work education; Teaching; Higher education; Communication technology; Mass media; Home based; COVID-19; Teachers; Uncertainty; Professional training; Pandemics; Internet access; Information technology; Social work; Coronaviruses; Classrooms
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Database:
ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
Social Work Education
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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