The Future of Human Service, Social Work and Welfare Education? Kurt Lushington

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1 The Future of Human Service, Social Work and Welfare Education? Kurt Lushington

2 Three Part Act The Future of Australian Universities The Future of Education The Future of Human Service, Social Work and Welfare Education rk/publishingimages/social-work-books_web.jpg

3 Future of Australian Universities More Students

4 Who s paying? More students coming to be taught in institutions who have less money

5 Teaching vs Research Leo Goedegebuure et al. Diversity in Australian higher education, Australian University review, vol. 51, no., 009 More students coming to be taught in institutions who have less money, whose priority is research

6 Competition More students coming to be taught in institutions who have less money, whose priority is research, where discipline viability is uncertain

7 Getting older More students coming to be taught in institutions who have less money, whose priority is research, where discipline viability is uncertain and its staff are getting older

8 The Future of Education

9 In 50 years from now there will be only 10 institutions in the whole world that deliver higher education

10 The Stanford Educaton Experiment Could Change Higher Learning Forever Peter Norvig, research executive at Google (built robots for NASA), and Sebastian Thrun, Professor of computer science

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12 It s Free and Egalitarian

13 Nine Essential Components of a University Education 1. Admissions. Lectures 3. Peer Interaction 4. Professor Interaction 5. Problem-solving 6. Assignments 7. Exams 8. Deadlines 9. Certification

14 Open Source Education Stanford University opened classes to anyone with a web connection Class CS1: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, 160,000 students (190 countries) but 137,000 dropped out Students awarded Statement of Accomplishment

15 The Future of Universites = Massively Open Online Courses? E_June01_moocCourses.jpg

16 Digital technology has changed music, books, banking, retail and.? MOOCs: a massive opportunity for higher education, or digital hype? Guardian Professional, Wednesday 8 August 01

17 It is all about economics More students coming to be taught in institutions who have less money, whose priority is research, where discipline viability is uncertain and its staff are getting older

18 Economics

19 Higher Education Assembly Line A. Content developers o B. Course designers or Instructional technologist o C. Scholar in the field who will populate the course website with readings, notes, taped lectures or speeches, assignments, etc. Expert in learning objectives and assessment of learning Course facilitators

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21 The Future of Human Service, Social Work and Welfare Education

22 Moocs and Human Service, Social Work and Welfare Education Implications: Non-University Providers Standardization Role Specialisation Very High Quality Cheap to Deliver Expensive (to Start

23 Made the Diagnosis What s the treatment?

24 Current State of Play: Human Service, Social Work and Welfare Education Fragmented Big_Banana_Coffs.jpg Massive

25 Fragmented vs Massive: Which Focus? Scholar in the field who will populate the course website with readings, notes, taped lectures or speeches, assignments, etc.

26 Content What is the Canon? Or What do our Students Read?

27 What do our Students Read? Universities with undergraduate Social Work programs and 19/4 have responded to date Survey of textbook listings ( /phone) ed (4/19) rsion/professional_social_work-education.jpg

28 Cleak, H. & Wilson, J. (007). Making the most of field placement. nd edn. Southbank, Vic: Thomson. Chenoweth, L. and McAuliffe, D. (01). The Road to Social Work and Human Service Practice, nd edn. Southbank Victoria: Thomson. Bland, R. et al. (009). Social Work Practice in mental health: An introduction. Crows Nest NSW: Allen & Unwin. Payne, M. (005). Modern social work theory (3rd ed.). Chicago, ILL: Lyceum Books. Jamrozik, A. (009). Social policy in the post-welfare state: Australian society in a changing world, 3rd edn. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education. Kennedy, R. and Richards, J. (007). Integrating human service law & practice. nd edn. Oxford University Press, Melbourne Connolly M and Harms L. (011). Social Work: from theory to practice, nd edn. Cambridge University Press, Melbourne. Bowles, W. et al. (006). Ethical practice in social work - an applied approach. Crows Nest Australia: Allen & Unwin Ife, J. (008). Human rights and social work: Towards rights-based practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press O'Hara, A and Pockett, R. (011). Skills for human service practice: Working with individuals, groups and communities. nd edn. Oxford University Press Healy, K. (005) Social Work Theories in Context - creating frameworks for practice, Palgrave MacMillan Allan, J. et al. (009). Critical Social Work: theories and practice for a socially just world. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin Kenny, S. (011). Developing Communities for the Future. South Melbourne: Cengage Mendes, P. (008). Australia s welfare wars revisited. Sydney: UNSW Press

29 Tesoriero, F (010), Community development: community-based alternatives in an age of globalisation, 4th edn, Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia. Maidment, J & Egan, R (009). Practice skills in social work and welfare: more than just commonsense, nd edn, St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin. Swain, P and Rice S. (eds) (009) In the Shadow of the Law The Legal Context of Social Work Practice Third Edition, The Federation Press: Annandale. Meadows, G, Singh, B & Griggs, M (007). Mental health in Australia: collaborative community practice. nd edn, Oxford University Press, Victoria. Geldard, D & Geldard K (01). Basic personal counselling: A training manual for counsellors, 7th edn, Pearson Education, Frenchs Forest State. Hughes, M. & Wearing, M. (007). Organisations and management in social work. Ldn: Sage. Trevithick, P. (005). Social work skills: A practice handbook. Buckinghamshire: Open University Press. Giles, R. et al. (010). In the field: from learning to practice, Oxford University Press, Melbourne. 5 Burton, L. et al. (009) Psychology, nd ed (Australia & New Zealand), John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Queensland. Alston, M., & Bowles, W. (003). Research for social workers, nd edn. Allen & Unwin. Alston, M. (009). Innovative human services practice: Australia's changing landscape. South Yarra: Palgrave MacMillan. O Connor, I. et al. (008). Social work and welfare practice 5th ed. Pearson Longman: Frenchs Forest. Gardner, F. (006). Working with human service organisations; Creating connections for practice South Melbourne: Oxford University Press

30 McClelland, A. & Smyth, P. (010) Social Policy in Australia: Understanding for Action. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Adams, R, Dominelli, L, Payne, M (009). Critical practice in social work, nd edn. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 3 Fook, J (007). Practising Critical Reflection, Open University Press, Buckinghamshire. Harms, L (007). Working with People: Communication Skills for Reflective Practice. Oxford University Press, Sydney. Harms, L. (010). Understanding human development: a multidimensional approach (nd ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Burton, L. J. (010). An interactive approach to writing essays and research reports in psychology (3rd ed.). Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley and Sons. Alston, M. & McKinnon J. (005). Social Work: Fields of Practice. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Althaus, C., Bridgman, P. & Davis, G. (007). The Australian social policy handbook. (4th ed.). Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. Van Krieken, R, Habibis, D, Smith, P, Hutchins, B, Haralambos, M & Holborn, M (010), Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, 4th ed, Pearson Education Australia, NSW. Hepworth, D. H., Rooney, R. H., Dewberry Rooney, G., Strom-Gotried, K., & Larsen, J. (006). Direct social work practice: Theory and skills. (7th ed). Belmont CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. Jones A and May J. (199). Working in Human Service Organisations: A critical introduction. Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest State. Hollinsworth, D. (006). Race and Racism in Australia, Third Edition. South Melbourne, Thomson/Social Science Press. Trotter, C. (006). Working with Involuntary Clients: A guide to practice. nd Edition. Allen & Unwin: St Leonards. Bowes, J. & Grace, R. (Eds). (008). Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences. 3rd Edition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. Coady, N (007). Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice, nd edn, Springer Publishing. Grbich, C. (004). Health in Australia : Sociological Concepts and Issues, 3rd edn, Pearson and Longman, Australia

31 37 Textbook listed twice

32 115 Textbooks Listed Once

33 The Canon? High frequency of Australian texts Commonality highest for practice followed by theory texts High variety of texts 03 textbooks used across 19 institutions

34 MOOCS and the Future of Australian Universities, and Human Service, Social Work and Welfare MOOCs and theeducation future of Australian universities Reduces costs When not if MOOCs and the future of education Higher education outside of traditional university structures

35 Solution: Become Massive Consortium with a focus on content development?

36 Thank-you

37 Cleak, H. & Wilson, J. (004). Making the most of field placement. Southbank, Vic: Thomson. Melbourne. Cleak, H. & Wilson, J. (009). Making the most of field placement. nd ed Southbank, Vic: Thomson. O'Hara, A. & Weber, Z. (006). Skills for human service practice: Working with individuals, groups and communities. Sth Melbourne, Vic: Oxford University Press. Beddoe, L & Maidment, J. (009). Mapping knowledge for social work practice, Cengage Learning, South Melbourne. McClelland, A. and Smyth, P. (01) Social Policy in Australia: Understanding for Action, Oxford, Oxford University Press. Fook, J 00. Critical Social Work, Sage, London. Briskman, L. (007). Social work with indigenous communities. Leichhardt, NSW: The Federation Press Holmes, D, Hughes, K & Julian, R (eds) 007, Australian Sociology: A changing Society, nd edn, Pearson Education Australia. NSW. Corey, M. & Corey, G. (013) Groups Process and Practice, 8th Ed. Thompson/ Brooks/Cole, USA. Corey, M. & Corey, G. (010) Groups Process and Practice, 8th Ed. Thompson/ Brooks/Cole, USA Bryman, A. (01). Social research methods (4th ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University. Hugman, R. and Smith, D. (eds) (1995). Ethical Issues in Social Work, London, Routledge. Johnson, D.W., & Johnson, F.P. (009). Joining together: Group theory and group skills (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Johnson, D.W. and Johnson, F.P. (013), Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills, 11th edition, Allyn and Bacon; Boston. Parkin, A, Summers, J & Woodward, D (006), Government, politics, power and policy in Australia, 8th edn, Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Education. Banks, S (003) Managing community practice, Policy Press, Bristol. Cummins, Sevel and Pedrick (01) Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice Pearson Education, Australia. Habibis, D., & Walter, M. (009). Social Inequality in Australia: Discourses, realities and futures. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Howe, D. (009). A Brief Introduction to Social Work Theory, MacMillan:UK

38 Germov, J., (ed) (009), Second Opinion: An Introduction to Health Sociology: Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Mullaly, B (010), Challenging oppression and confronting privilege, Toronto: Oxford University Press. Beilharz, P & Hogan T (eds) (006), Sociology: place, time and division, South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Fawcett, B. et al. (010). Social Policy for Social Change, South Yarra, Palgrave MacMillan. Walter, M (ed.) (010), Social Research Methods: an Australian Perspective, nd edn, South Oxford. Neuman, WL (011).Social research methods: qualitative and quantitative approaches, 7th edition, Pearson, Boston. Ingamells, A., Lathouras, A., Wiseman, R., Westoby, P. & Caniglia F. (010) Community Development Practice: Stories, Method and Meaning: Common Ground. Rubin, A., & Babbie, E. R. (010). Essential research methods for social work. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole. Trotter, C. (004). Helping abused children and their families. Allen & Unwin: St Leonards. Fallon, M. (ed) (009), The law handbook: Your practical guide to the law in New South Wales, 11th edn, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, University of NSW Press Ltd, Sydney. Rachels, J., & Rachels, S. (010).Elements of Moral Philosophy, (6th Edn). New York: McGraw Hill. Sue, D.W. (007). Multi-cultural social work practice. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Osmond, T.C., Wilson, L. & Tilbury, C. (007). Good Practice in Child Protection, Pearson Education: Australia. Weeks, Wet al. (003).Community practices in Australia. Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest State. Higgs, J., Ajjawi, R., McAlllister, L., Trede, F., and Lofus, S. (008). Communicating in the health sciences. nd edn. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne. Goodson, L. & Phillimore, J. (01) Community Research for Participation: from Theory to Method, Policy Press, Bristol. Fowler, J. L., Gudmundsson, A. J., & Whicker, L. M. (011). Groups Work: A Guide for Working in Groups (nd ed.). Brisbane, Australia: Jane L. Fowler, Amanda J. Gudmundsson and Leanne M. Whicker. Babbie, E. (011). The practice of social research (13th Ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.