Abstract
The growth of online higher education has presented important questions for social workers in academia. Can a human-based profession be properly taught online? In macro courses, are social work stu...
Highlights
In recent years, social work education has encountered much change and development in the area of online course delivery (Cummings, Foels, & Chaffin, 2013)
Cohen (2003), for example, suggests that there is no substantial difference between learning outcomes for students in face-toface versus distance education courses
The growth of distance technology in higher education in general has meant that a greater number of social work students are receiving their education either partially or completely online
Summary
Social work education has encountered much change and development in the area of online course delivery (Cummings, Foels, & Chaffin, 2013). Banks and Faul (2007) argue that online courses may come at the expense of replacing the valuable one-on-one experience that on-campus classes provide Outside of this debate, the growth of distance technology in higher education in general has meant that a greater number of social work students are receiving their education either partially or completely online. The growth of distance technology in higher education in general has meant that a greater number of social work students are receiving their education either partially or completely online It is, critical to continue exploring the outcomes and experiences of distance social work students. When comparing the online and face-to-face students, there was no substantial difference discovered between the two cohorts in the areas of knowledge of leadership skills, exam scores or students’ evaluations of effectiveness of the course (Cummings et al, 2013). Distance education students reported high levels of approval for the course and their instructor
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