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Article: Does social work education have an impact on social policy preferences? A three-cohort study.
- Article from:
- Journal of Social Work Education
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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DESPITE A LONG LASTING and often vigorous debate over the goals of social work (Haynes, 1998), it would appear that there is now wide concurrence that the profession in different countries has a dual focus (Healy, 2001) and is concerned with both individuals and society (Lynn, 1999; Witkin, 1999). As such, it is generally agreed that one of the central and indeed unique characteristics of social work continues to be its commitment to the furthering of social justice, construed as ensuring more equal access to economic and social resources for all members of society (Figueira-McDonough, 1993; Haynes & White, 1999; Stuart, 1999; Wakefield, 1993). Retrenchment in contemporary ...