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Challenges and Opportunities for Applying Group Work Principles to Enhance Online Learning in Social Work
Revitalizing Our Social Group Work Heritage: A Bridge to the Future
  • Marcia B. Cohen
  • Shirley Simon, Loyola University Chicago
  • Donna McLaughlin
  • Barbara Muskat
  • Mary White
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-1-2016
Pages
21-41
Publisher Name
Whiting & Birch Ltd
Publisher Location
London
Disciplines
Abstract

The recent increase in social work courses being offered on line as well as fully online social work programs raises challenges for social work educators. The literature suggests that group work principles can serve as a foundation for effective online education. This chapter will examine the obstacles and opportunities for using group work principles to advance learning in online education. Three examples of fully online social work courses will be discussed m order to highlight these issues. The potential role of group work educators as leaders in facilitating effective online learning will be explored.

Identifier
978-1-861771-39-1
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Author Posting. © Whiting & Birch Ltd. 2016. This work is posted here for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in the AASWG Proceedings Series, Revitalizing Our Social Group Work Heritage: A Bridge to the Future, 2016, http://www.whitingbirch.net/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781861771391

Citation Information
Marcia B. Cohen, Shirley Simon, Donna McLaughlin, Barbara Muskat, et al.. "Challenges and Opportunities for Applying Group Work Principles to Enhance Online Learning in Social Work" Revitalizing Our Social Group Work Heritage: A Bridge to the Future Vol. AASWG Proceedings (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shirley-simon/27/