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The Unique Challenges Faced By South Asian American Social Work Graduate Students : Campus Communities, Academics, And Field : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Sumati Shireen Holman
The Unique Challenges Faced By South Asian American Social Work Graduate Students : Campus Communities, Academics, And Field : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Sumati Shireen Holman
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This study was conducted to explore the types of challenges faced by South Asian American social work students in all components of their graduate program, perceived to be directly related to their ethnicity. Nine participants were recruited using a snowball method. Participants ranged in age from 31 to 76 years old and were currently attending, or had attended, an MSW or DSW program in the United States. A semi-structured open-ended interview was used to elicit participant response regarding challenges in the areas of social interaction with other students on campus, a sense of belonging, academics, and field experience with supervisors …
Planting The Seed : The Lasting Impact Of An Explicit Anti-Racism Mission On White Graduate Students Of The Smith College School For Social Work : A Project Based Upon Independent Investigation, Charlotte Cromley Curtis
Planting The Seed : The Lasting Impact Of An Explicit Anti-Racism Mission On White Graduate Students Of The Smith College School For Social Work : A Project Based Upon Independent Investigation, Charlotte Cromley Curtis
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This study was undertaken to investigate the ongoing impact of an explicit anti-racism mission on white graduates of the Smith College School for Social Work (SSW) and to determine which elements of the anti-racism experience are most salient. Specifically, which salient experiences influence white graduates in continuing to engage in anti-racism work in the field of social work. Data was gathered from 85 white participants who completed the MSW program between 1994 and 2009. An online survey instrument was used to gather quantitative and qualitative data on participants' attitudes and behaviors related to anti-racism and their recollections of the program …