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Submission Number: 74
Submission ID: 86
Submission UUID: 48e9e1c4-793e-4590-9c3c-2fc98c630826
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:42
Completed: Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:58
Changed: Mon, 08/14/2023 - 17:57
Remote IP address: 196.11.235.2
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Prof.
Van der Westhuizen
Marichen
University of the Western Cape
I am the Head of the Department of Social Work at the University of the Western Cape. As a lecturer, I am following a reflective and student-centred approach to ensure that student voices are integrated in learning and teaching practices. For this reason, I value the inclusion of students in research projects within the Department. My research interests include treatment and aftercare for Substance Use Disorders, Intercultural social work and the arts, supported education, decolonisation in social work education, and ecological social work.
No
Abstract
Student social workers’ understanding of the concepts of ‘culture’, ‘cultural identity’ and ‘decolonisation’
THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services
SUB 4.4 Advancing Decolonial and Afrocentric education, research, and practice
Oral Presentation
This presentation reports on meanings student social workers attach to the concepts of culture, cultural identity and decolonisation. Utilising the framework of the Active Force of Currere, the aim was to explore 1) their perceptions and experiences of the concepts, 2) how past experiences influence present understanding on a personal and professional level, and 3) to develop a collective description of these concepts. A qualitative approach was followed, utilising the phenomenological research design. A purposive sampling strategy was implemented to access participants from the population of registered student social workers at the UWC. Data was collected through World Café focus groups, followed by thematic data analysis. Voluntary participation, confidentiality and the management of data guided ethical practice. The findings reflect aspects that influence the participants’ understanding as well as their shared definition of the concepts as a contribution to decolonised education; including lived experiences, perceptions and understandings in curricula.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Poppy
Masinga
Yes
Education
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Prof
Linda
Harms Smith
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
