오래된 문제, 또 한번의 시도 -사회복지실천론과 기술론 교육에 관한 교수 및 현장전문가의 인식- = Yet Another Try at Cracking an Old Issue -Reevaluating Issues of Social Work Practice Education in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to assess issues in pedagogy of the two core courses in Korea`s social work practice education: Theories of Social Work Practice and the Skills and Techniques of Social Work Practice, and to explore ways to improve them going forward. Using purposive sampling method, focus group interviews and one-line survey were conducted with a group of professors currently teaching the aforementioned courses, and social workers with 5 or more years of field work experience. Both the professors and the social workers agreed that the core problem with current pedagogy of the two courses in question come from unclear boundaries between the two courses, as well as the tendency that too much content being crammed into limited course hours. They also displayed mutual concerns with these practice courses are taught with too much focus on theories rather than focusing on more practical knowledge that are more useful in field practice. In addition, some of the professors believed that many instructors lack field experience, making them inherently unqualified to teach these courses adequately. On the other hand, the social workers pointed out lecture based narrative teaching style and excessive use of foreign case study as major problem, in addition to the shallow depth of knowledge transferred, focused only on getting students pass the certification tests. Both the professor and the social worker groups agreed that improving practicality of the course content is the right direction in enhancing the effectiveness of these courses. To this end, the professor group pointed out the importance of teaching style, quality of content, and course guidelines, while the social worker group insisted that basic values and ethics must be stressed in order to nurture practitioners with sympathy and sincerity when dealing with real-world clients. The significance of this study comes from the fact that the issues and possible solutions were explored in depth from both demand and supply sides of the educational content, and it is expected to serve as an important exploratory study that would accelerate enhancement of social work practice education in Korea`s unique social context.