In the Field
From Learning to Practice
Published on 8. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-19-556701-4 (ISBN)
Description
Professional education through the practicum process enables human service students to apply their skills and prepare themselves for making the transition to practice. In the Field, with its focus on life long learning, helps students to enhance those essential skills and to use them effectively in the formation of sustainable work practices.
The book examines the contemporary context in which learning takes place. It discusses opportunities for embedding action learning into professional practice, and builds on the action learning approach by analysing the learning process and its implications for particular groups and communities. It identifies important knowledge, strategies and skills essential for transforming learning into practice, and is well illustrated by relevant case studies, vignettes and exercises.
The book examines the contemporary context in which learning takes place. It discusses opportunities for embedding action learning into professional practice, and builds on the action learning approach by analysing the learning process and its implications for particular groups and communities. It identifies important knowledge, strategies and skills essential for transforming learning into practice, and is well illustrated by relevant case studies, vignettes and exercises.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Undegraduate students in social work, human services, community welfare, youth work, and education where professional experience, practicum or field education is a mandatory component of the university degree, leading to accreditation into the profession.
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-556701-4 (9780195567014)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jude Irwin, Associate Professor, Social Work, University of Sydney, Roslyn Giles, Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Policy Studies, University of Sydney, Denise Lynch, Lecturer an Director of Field Education, University of Sydney, and Fran Waugh, Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Policy Studies, University of Sydney
Content
Part 1. The Context of Practice Learning 1. Exploring the Context of Learning 2. Learning Theories and Practice Learning 3. Mapping the Concept of Transformational Learning in Practice Settings 4. Preparing for Learning in a Practice Setting Part 2. The Learning Process 5. Beginning the Processes of Learning in Context 6. Guiding, Mentoring, Coaching and Supervising in an Organisational Environment 7. Practice Learning in Groups8. Evaluation and Assessment: Facing the Challenges Part 3: Applied Contexts of Practice 9. Practice Learning Opportunities in the Context of Aged Care 10. Practice Learning: Child Wellbeing and Child Protection 11. Practice Learning in Community Mental Health 12. Practice Learning: Refugees and Asylum Seekers 13. About the Aboriginal Experience: From Learning to Practice BibliographyIndex