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The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia

This article explored the development of social work education in Malaysia and Australia focusing on three areas; professions, standards and education. The findings indicated that social work programmes and courses should be more entrepreneurial, research-oriented, and more efficient in its teaching...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi, Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda, Zakaria, Ezarina
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Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95557/1/The%20perspective%20of%20social%20work%20education%20development%20in%20Malaysia%20and%20Australia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.955572022-08-02T07:10:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95557/ The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda Zakaria, Ezarina This article explored the development of social work education in Malaysia and Australia focusing on three areas; professions, standards and education. The findings indicated that social work programmes and courses should be more entrepreneurial, research-oriented, and more efficient in its teaching methodology. Additionally, social work programmes should emphasise on the development of social work as a profession, strengthen the governance of social work education, and develop programs that focus on the global agenda. In Malaysia, the social work education began in 1975 whereas in Australia, it started in 1940 with the launch of Social Work Degree Program in the University of Sydney. In Australia, social work programmes are accredited by a professional body known as the Australian Association for Social Work (AASW), while in Malaysia, there is no established or authorised professional body to accredit the programmes. Without it, the path for social work profession to develop may be affected or compromised. This could be the contributing factor causing the delay in the development of social work education in Malaysia when compared to Australia. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95557/1/The%20perspective%20of%20social%20work%20education%20development%20in%20Malaysia%20and%20Australia.pdf Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi and Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda and Zakaria, Ezarina (2021) The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11 (11). 1735 - 1752. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/11657/The-Perspective-of-Social-Work-Education-Development-in-Malaysia-and-Australia 10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i11/11657
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description This article explored the development of social work education in Malaysia and Australia focusing on three areas; professions, standards and education. The findings indicated that social work programmes and courses should be more entrepreneurial, research-oriented, and more efficient in its teaching methodology. Additionally, social work programmes should emphasise on the development of social work as a profession, strengthen the governance of social work education, and develop programs that focus on the global agenda. In Malaysia, the social work education began in 1975 whereas in Australia, it started in 1940 with the launch of Social Work Degree Program in the University of Sydney. In Australia, social work programmes are accredited by a professional body known as the Australian Association for Social Work (AASW), while in Malaysia, there is no established or authorised professional body to accredit the programmes. Without it, the path for social work profession to develop may be affected or compromised. This could be the contributing factor causing the delay in the development of social work education in Malaysia when compared to Australia.
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author Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi
Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda
Zakaria, Ezarina
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Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda
Zakaria, Ezarina
The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia
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Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda
Zakaria, Ezarina
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title The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia
title_short The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia
title_full The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia
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title_full_unstemmed The perspective of social work education development in Malaysia and Australia
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publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
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