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Engaging students' interest in tertiary learning: an experienced based model of social work education
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Plath, Debbie
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How do we effectively engage students' interest in learning? The Bachelor of Social Work degree at the University of Newcastle, Australia, uses an experience based model of education that emphasises the creative engagement of students on personal, interpersonal, professional and intellectual levels. This paper describes the model with reference to the educational theories on which it is based. The paper then explores three aspects that contribute to the student engagement process in first year. The first aspect is the use of learning 'triggers'. The second is the encouragement of creative expression in the learning tasks undertaken. The third is facilitating the establishment of a professional social work identity for students. While these three aspects contribute to engaging the interest of students in tertiary education, they are not without their difficulties. The final section of the paper addresses some of the challenges faced in the process of student engagement.
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6th Pacific Rim, First Year in Higher Education Conference 2002. Changing Agendas: Te Ao Hurihuri: Proceddings of the 6th Pacific Rim, First Year in Higher Education Conference 2002 (The University of Christchurch, New Zealand 8-10 July, 2002)
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http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/past_papers/abstracts02/PlathAbstract.htm
Date
2002
Publisher
Queensland University of Technology
Keyword(s)
tertiary learning;  student interest;  social work education;  experience based model of education
Resource Type
conference paper
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http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/28863
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