Changing Social Work Student’s Perceptions of the Supportive Role of Government
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
11-3-2016
Description
Understanding student political attitudes—feelings about government and perceptions of its role—has long been of interest to social scientists. One factor that may influence political attitudes is belief in a just world, a complex psychological construct well established in the literature. Our study explores changes in social work students’ perception of a supportive role of government and their beliefs in a just world after one policy course using a pretest and posttest design. Student perceptions changed toward a more supportive government role, but there was no significant change for belief in a just world. The study contributes to empirical evaluation of the social work education policy class in terms of the Council on Social Work Education competencies.
Location
Atlanta, GA
Citation Information
Kindle, Peter A.; Burford, Michael L.; and Caplan, Mary A., "Changing Social Work Student’s Perceptions of the Supportive Role of Government" (2016). ETSU Faculty Works. 1062.
https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works-2/1062