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Educating for Global Educating for Global Competence among Social Competence among Social Workers: Current trends & Workers: Current trends &
Future NeedsFuture Needs
Goutham M. MenonGoutham M. MenonUniversity of Texas at San AntonioUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
[email protected]@utsa.edu
2nd International Social Work ConferenceBoston
June 6-8, 2008
Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation
Today’s graduates must be globally Today’s graduates must be globally competent to succeedcompetent to succeed
Current Trends in USCurrent Trends in US Approaches to defining global Approaches to defining global
competencecompetence Instilling global competence – 4 C’s: Instilling global competence – 4 C’s:
Content, Context, Collaboration, Content, Context, Collaboration, CommunityCommunity
Program ResponsesProgram Responses
StatementStatement ResponsResponse Counte Count
Response Response PercentPercent
Undergraduate Social Work Program Undergraduate Social Work Program onlyonly
5656 23.1%23.1%
Graduate Social Work Program onlyGraduate Social Work Program only 5454 22.3%22.3%
Undergraduate and Graduate Social Undergraduate and Graduate Social Work ProgramWork Program
118118 48.8%48.8%
Other (please specify)Other (please specify) 1414 5.8%5.8%
Total number of years as a Total number of years as a Social Work EducatorSocial Work Educator
StatementStatement Response Response CountCount
Response Response PercentPercent
1-5 years1-5 years 4343 17.7%17.7%
6-10 years6-10 years 3535 14.4%14.4%
11-15 years11-15 years 4848 19.8%19.8%
16-20 years16-20 years 3535 14.4%14.4%
Over 20 yearsOver 20 years 8282 33.7%33.7%
Total number of years working Total number of years working in the area of International in the area of International
Social WorkSocial WorkStatementStatement Response Response
CountCountResponse Response PercentPercent
1-5 years1-5 years 8484 37.8%37.8%
6-10 years6-10 years 6161 27.5%27.5%
11-15 years11-15 years 2828 12.6%12.6%
16-20 years16-20 years 1919 8.6%8.6%
Over 20 yearsOver 20 years 3030 13.5%13.5%
Which of the following Which of the following activities does your program activities does your program
offer?offer?StatementStatement YesYes NoNo
Internationalization/globalization priority Internationalization/globalization priority mentioned in mission statement of your mentioned in mission statement of your programprogram
129 (51.8%)129 (51.8%) 99 (39.8%)99 (39.8%)
International content in International content in undergraduate coursesundergraduate courses
143 (57.9%)143 (57.9%) 42 (17%)42 (17%)
International content in graduate International content in graduate coursescourses
155 (63.8%)155 (63.8%) 27 (11.1%)27 (11.1%)
Specific international theme elective Specific international theme elective coursescourses
150 (60.7)150 (60.7) 81 (32.8%)81 (32.8%)
Student awareness of international Student awareness of international opportunities through advisingopportunities through advising
190 (77.6%)190 (77.6%) 29 (11.8%)29 (11.8%)
International internshipsInternational internships 120 (48.2%)120 (48.2%) 114 (45.8%)114 (45.8%)
International students from other International students from other countries in your programcountries in your program
199 (79.9%)199 (79.9%) 40 (16.1%)40 (16.1%)
Study Abroad ProgramStudy Abroad Program 153 (63.2%)153 (63.2%) 71 (29.3)71 (29.3)
Which of the following Which of the following activities does your program activities does your program
offer?offer?StatementStatement YesYes NoNo
Scholarships/fellowships to support Scholarships/fellowships to support international activities of studentsinternational activities of students
96 (40.0%)96 (40.0%) 110 110 (45.8%)(45.8%)
Scholarships/fellowships specifically Scholarships/fellowships specifically for international studentsfor international students
110 (45.1%)110 (45.1%) 98 (40.2%)98 (40.2%)
Grants for faculty research on Grants for faculty research on international topicsinternational topics
110 (45.1 %)110 (45.1 %) 98 (40.2%)98 (40.2%)
Grants for faculty for Grants for faculty for international travel (conferences international travel (conferences and/or research)and/or research)
182 182 (73.4%)(73.4%)
48 (19.4%)48 (19.4%)
Opportunities for international Opportunities for international faculty/researchers to collaborate faculty/researchers to collaborate with your programwith your program
175 175 (71.7%)(71.7%)
44 (18.0%)44 (18.0%)
Offer entire degree program in other Offer entire degree program in other countriescountries
13 (5.3%)13 (5.3%) 210 210 (86.4%)(86.4%)
Offer course modules in other Offer course modules in other countries (not distance education)countries (not distance education)
51 (20.9%)51 (20.9%) 169 169 (69.3%)(69.3%)
Have you undertaken the Have you undertaken the following during the last three following during the last three
years?years?StatementStatement YesYes NoNo
Infused international/globalization Infused international/globalization content in the courses that you teachcontent in the courses that you teach
206 (85.5%)206 (85.5%) 35 (14.5%)35 (14.5%)
Developed or taught a course entirely dealing Developed or taught a course entirely dealing with international issueswith international issues
81 (33.5%)81 (33.5%) 161 (66.5%)161 (66.5%)
Conducted/taken part in a “study abroad” Conducted/taken part in a “study abroad” program program
106 (44.2%)106 (44.2%) 134 (55.8%)134 (55.8%)
Developed an international field placement Developed an international field placement program and/or placed students in program and/or placed students in international settingsinternational settings
94 (38.8%)94 (38.8%) 148 (61.2%)148 (61.2%)
Used guest speakers for international Used guest speakers for international issues in the classroomissues in the classroom
160 (66.1%)160 (66.1%) 82 (33.9%)82 (33.9%)
Was a visiting professor/instructor at a foreign Was a visiting professor/instructor at a foreign universityuniversity
82 (33.7%)82 (33.7%) 161 (66.3%)161 (66.3%)
Was host to a visiting professor/instructor from Was host to a visiting professor/instructor from outside your countryoutside your country
107 (44.6%)107 (44.6%) 133 (55.4%)133 (55.4%)
Have you undertaken the Have you undertaken the following during the last three following during the last three
years?years?StatementStatement YesYes NoNo
Conducted research on international Conducted research on international topicstopics
143 (58.8%)143 (58.8%) 100 (41.2%)100 (41.2%)
Collaborated with researchers from Collaborated with researchers from another countryanother country
124 (51.0%)124 (51.0%) 199 (49%)199 (49%)
Developed service/education projects in Developed service/education projects in another countryanother country
101 (41.6%)101 (41.6%) 142 (58.4%)142 (58.4%)
Was consulted in projects in another Was consulted in projects in another countrycountry
95 (39.3%)95 (39.3%) 147 (60.7%)147 (60.7%)
Participated in activities/committees Participated in activities/committees of international organizationsof international organizations
133 (55.0%)133 (55.0%) 109 (45.0%)109 (45.0%)
Attended international conferences Attended international conferences outside your countryoutside your country
149 (61.1%)149 (61.1%) 95 (38.9%)95 (38.9%)
To be a successful educator and To be a successful educator and researcher in a global setting, I will researcher in a global setting, I will
need to have: need to have: StatementStatement Not Not
ImportantImportantSomewhat Somewhat ImportantImportant
ImportantImportant Very Very ImportantImportant
Access to institutions and Access to institutions and researchers who share my researchers who share my interestsinterests
2 (0.8%)2 (0.8%) 13 (5.5%)13 (5.5%) 56 (23.7%)56 (23.7%) 165 (69.9%)165 (69.9%)
The ability to The ability to communicate and share communicate and share ideas with colleagues ideas with colleagues around the world easilyaround the world easily
3 (1.3%)3 (1.3%) 4 (1.7%)4 (1.7%) 58 (25.1%)58 (25.1%) 166 (71.9%)166 (71.9%)
Information about and Information about and access to financial access to financial resources (grants, resources (grants, fellowships)fellowships)
3 (1.3%)3 (1.3%) 20 (8.6%)20 (8.6%) 59 (25.4%)59 (25.4%) 149 (64.2%)149 (64.2%)
The ability to expose my The ability to expose my students and myself to students and myself to educators and students educators and students from other parts of the from other parts of the world electronicallyworld electronically
5 (2.2%)5 (2.2%) 23 (9.9%)23 (9.9%) 72 (31.0%)72 (31.0%) 130 (56.0%)130 (56.0%)
Learn about global issues Learn about global issues through study abroadthrough study abroad
6 (2.6%)6 (2.6%) 26 (11.3%)26 (11.3%) 76 (32.9%)76 (32.9%) 120 (51.9%)120 (51.9%)
To be a successful educator and To be a successful educator and researcher in a global setting, I will researcher in a global setting, I will
need to have: need to have: StatementStatement Not Not
ImportaImportantnt
SomewhaSomewhat t ImportantImportant
ImportanImportantt
Very Very ImportantImportant
Access to video/DVD Access to video/DVD resources from other resources from other countries/regionscountries/regions
8 (3.4%)8 (3.4%) 47 (20.3%)47 (20.3%) 83 (35.8%)83 (35.8%) 93 (40.1%)93 (40.1%)
Access to syllabi, Access to syllabi, teaching resources teaching resources developed by experts in developed by experts in international social workinternational social work
7 (3.0%)7 (3.0%) 34 (14.6%)34 (14.6%) 76 (32.6%)76 (32.6%) 113 (48.5%)113 (48.5%)
Information about Information about educators and their educators and their projects in international projects in international settingssettings
2 (0.9%)2 (0.9%) 21 (9.0%)21 (9.0%) 89 (38.2%)89 (38.2%) 120 (51.5%)120 (51.5%)
Current Trends - CoursesCurrent Trends - Courses
Range of courses reportedRange of courses reported• Majority are Policy, Macro Practice Majority are Policy, Macro Practice
coursescourses Stand alone courses are a mixed Stand alone courses are a mixed
bunch going with faculty bunch going with faculty expertise/interestexpertise/interest
Current Trends – Study Abroad – Current Trends – Study Abroad – 47 Countries47 Countries
Albania Argentina Armenia Austria Australia Bangladesh Belize Canada China Costa Rica Cuba
Czech Republic Ecuador Finland France Ghana Guadeloupe Guatemala Haiti Honduras
Hong Kong Hungary India
Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Korea Latvia Mexico
NetherlandsNew Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland
Poland Romania Russia Scotland SloveniaSouth Africa Spain St. Lucia Thailand Trinidad Turks and Caicos
Ukraine United Kingdom Zimbabwe
Current Trends – Field Placements Current Trends – Field Placements – 66 Countries– 66 Countries
Albania American Samoa Argentina Armenia Australia Bangladesh Barbados Belize
Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Chile China Dominican Republic Ecuador
El Salvadore Estonia Fiji Finland France Germany Ghana
Great Britain Grenada Guatemala
Haiti Honduras Hong Kong India Ireland Israel Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea
Latvia Lithuania Marshall Islands Mexico Nepal New
Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern IrelandNorway Panama Peru Philippines Romania Russia
Singapore South Africa Spain St. Kitts St. Lucia St. Vincent Switzerland Thailand Tonga Trinidad
Turks and Caicos Uganda Ukraine Zimbabwe
Defining competence: Three types Defining competence: Three types of competencies requiredof competencies required
KnowledgeKnowledge – Basic facts, concepts, – Basic facts, concepts, ideasideas
SkillsSkills – behaviors and practices – behaviors and practices acquired through experience – not acquired through experience – not knowledge but ability to put knowledge but ability to put knowledge into practiceknowledge into practice
Attitudes & beliefsAttitudes & beliefs – Opinions and – Opinions and feelings that affect behavior and feelings that affect behavior and interpersonal interactionsinterpersonal interactions
Global KnowledgeGlobal Knowledge
• How the modern world works – global How the modern world works – global economics, international relations, economics, international relations, comparative politicscomparative politics
• Information about specific world Information about specific world regions/nationsregions/nations
• How “social work” is approached in How “social work” is approached in different culturesdifferent cultures
Global SkillsGlobal Skills
• Language proficiencyLanguage proficiency• Adaptability to, and comfort with, Adaptability to, and comfort with,
different culturesdifferent cultures• Ability to practice social workin Ability to practice social workin
other cultures (going beyond other cultures (going beyond knowledgeknowledge). ). Familiarity with Familiarity with cultural differences in disciplinary cultural differences in disciplinary thinking and practice.thinking and practice.
Global Attitudes/BeliefsGlobal Attitudes/Beliefs
• Appreciation for other culturesAppreciation for other cultures• Tolerance for cultural differencesTolerance for cultural differences• Willingness to try culturally different Willingness to try culturally different
approachesapproaches• Appreciation for differences in approach Appreciation for differences in approach
to problems and issues across culturesto problems and issues across cultures• Interest in learning about other culturesInterest in learning about other cultures• ““Home culture” not always the best Home culture” not always the best
practice approachpractice approach
Future Needs: CONTENTFuture Needs: CONTENT International content seems to be International content seems to be
“faculty-interest” oriented“faculty-interest” oriented Few programs have stand alone Few programs have stand alone
courses – not feasible in many casescourses – not feasible in many cases Often disjointed, without clear Often disjointed, without clear
purposepurpose Is there a consensus on what needs Is there a consensus on what needs
to be included in courses? And in to be included in courses? And in what courses should it be infused?what courses should it be infused?
Future Needs: CONTEXTFuture Needs: CONTEXT
Why should a student who may Why should a student who may never leave a region/city be exposed never leave a region/city be exposed to international content?to international content?
What is the purpose?What is the purpose? How do we make it relevant to the How do we make it relevant to the
student?student?• San Antonio – Poverty, immigration, San Antonio – Poverty, immigration,
human trafficking, etchuman trafficking, etc
Future Needs: COLLABORATIONFuture Needs: COLLABORATION
Very few institutions have faculty Very few institutions have faculty “experts” in the global context of “experts” in the global context of social worksocial work
How do we develop 20-30 minute How do we develop 20-30 minute presentations on regions /topics presentations on regions /topics /problems and be willing to share /problems and be willing to share that to other institutions?that to other institutions?
This is a critical area for sustaining This is a critical area for sustaining activitiesactivities
Future Needs: COMMUNITYFuture Needs: COMMUNITY
The global context of social work is a The global context of social work is a community affaircommunity affair
Reciprocal relationships for student/faculty Reciprocal relationships for student/faculty exchange, development of course modules exchange, development of course modules etc need to be emphasizedetc need to be emphasized
Sharing of knowledge and the Sharing of knowledge and the development of programs collaboratively development of programs collaboratively will bode well for the field.will bode well for the field.
Comments?Comments?