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Out On A Limb: The Experiences Of Branch Campus Social Work Faculty, Simon Funge, Whitney Harper, Larry Owens, Dana Sullivan Oct 2017

Out On A Limb: The Experiences Of Branch Campus Social Work Faculty, Simon Funge, Whitney Harper, Larry Owens, Dana Sullivan

Social Work Faculty Publications

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Teaching At Branch Campuses: The Faculty Experience, Whitney Harper, Larry W. Owens, Simon Funge, Dana J. Sullivan Jan 2017

Teaching At Branch Campuses: The Faculty Experience, Whitney Harper, Larry W. Owens, Simon Funge, Dana J. Sullivan

Social Work Faculty Publications

There is limited research on the perceptions of faculty who teach branch campus students. Exploratory in nature, this qualitative study explored the branch campus teaching experiences of a particular subset of educators – those who teach in social work education programs. The paper will discuss social work faculty members’ perspectives about the advantages and challenges of teaching branch campus students. Eighty-one social work educators from twenty-six states completed an online survey developed by the researchers. The survey included qualitative questions that explored both resident and non-resident faculty members’ perceptions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of teaching branch campus students. The …