Social work education is an essential part and indeed a foundation of the social work
profession. As a fast-developing country, Saudi Arabia has been witnessing many changes …

Social work is yet to be recognised as a discipline independent of Sociology. In order to
develop as an independent discipline in its own right, social work educators need to come …

Social Work has grown in to a global profession in the last five decades. Professional Social
Workers work with clients and communities in need and develop coping and resilience skills …

The development of social work in any country around the globe has its own context that is
significantly different from one environment to another. For example, Walton (Williams, 1975) …

Due to the changes that developing countries are currently facing, social work educators are
forced to assess the curricula in order to help societies deal with new waves of social …

This chapter examines the development of social work education in Pakistan. The chapter is
based on a content analysis of the secondary data. The chapter is important to understand …

This study attempts to cross-compare social work education, curriculum, research, fieldwork,
and professional social work practices across India and Australia. It reviews the …

Social work educators play a prominent role in delivering quality social work education,
which later is crucial in producing efficient social work practitioners. Their views on social …

Social work is not likely to be fully legitimized in Saudi Arabia until its claim to professional
status has gained public recognition. Most important, this recognition is not likely to come …

This chapter examines the challenges faced by social work academia and profession in
Malaysia. Social work was seen fit to produce the human resource that addresses social ills …