TY - JOUR
T1 - Social work students' pre-placement anxiety
T2 - An international comparison
AU - Gelman, Caroline Rosenthal
AU - Baum, Nehami
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - This paper compares the degree and nature of anxiety experienced by American and Israeli social work students as they anticipate beginning field placement. Despite having greater prior exposure to social work through relevant coursework and experience, American students were significantly more anxious than Israeli ones. Overall, Americans reported a slightly higher sense of preparedness, but this difference was not statistically significant. While there were some shared worries, notably regarding the quantity and quality of field instruction, and their capacity to meet both field and academic obligations, specific concerns regarding field agencies, clients, and social work education differed between the groups, likely reflecting the distinct social, cultural, historical and educational contexts. Implications for social work education and future research are discussed.
AB - This paper compares the degree and nature of anxiety experienced by American and Israeli social work students as they anticipate beginning field placement. Despite having greater prior exposure to social work through relevant coursework and experience, American students were significantly more anxious than Israeli ones. Overall, Americans reported a slightly higher sense of preparedness, but this difference was not statistically significant. While there were some shared worries, notably regarding the quantity and quality of field instruction, and their capacity to meet both field and academic obligations, specific concerns regarding field agencies, clients, and social work education differed between the groups, likely reflecting the distinct social, cultural, historical and educational contexts. Implications for social work education and future research are discussed.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Field learning
KW - Social work education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77952088407&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02615470903009007
DO - 10.1080/02615470903009007
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AN - SCOPUS:77952088407
SN - 0261-5479
VL - 29
SP - 427
EP - 440
JO - Social Work Education
JF - Social Work Education
IS - 4
ER -