Social Work Education Patterns in Five Developing Countries: Relevance of U.S. Microsystems Model

Abstract

Social work education patterns were surveyed in five selected developing countries: India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Israel, and Singapore. Total number of schools appeared not to be related to size of country, degree of development, or relative socioeconomic situation. The predominant curricular focus was a casework-clinical American model, increasingly questioned by indigenous social work educators. Except in India, the most prevalent practice social work degree was the bachelor's degree. Questions are raised about form, content, and amount of social work education/training in developing countries.