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Journal Of The American Deafness And Rehabilitation Association Year 2011, Volume 44, Number 3 Complete

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Pathways To Global Remediation: A Study Of Group Identity And Global Consciousness, Lamont Dewayne Green

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This study investigates the problematic global conditions giving rise to the global citizenship movement. The dearth of empirical evidence examining the relationships between global citizenship identification and global consciousness led the researcher to examine correlations between global consciousness and group identities. Participants--undergraduates from the Social Work, Nursing, Business, and Global Honors departments at the University of Washington Tacoma--completed an online survey that included two standardized measurements: 1) the cultural intelligence test (CQ) that measures attitudes and 2) the Global Awareness Profile (GAP) that measures knowledge. Findings suggested that the best indicator of knowledge and attitudes conducive to global consciousness was …

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From Classroom To Workplace: Becoming A Social Worker, Sarah Louise Hessenauer

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This exploratory qualitative study examines the key educational experiences that graduated bachelor level social workers identified as being most helpful to them in their current social work careers. Twenty traditional aged social workers who graduated from CSWE accredited, bachelor level, social work programs in the last 4 to 24 months and who had been working in a social work agency for a minimum of three months were asked to voluntarily participate in the study. The social workers participated in one-on-one interviews in which they were asked to describe their educational experiences and their beliefs about how those experiences supported them …