The state of doctoral social work education in Canada

dc.contributor.authorFang, Lin
dc.contributor.authorPang, Nelson
dc.contributor.authorEaton, Andrew D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-01T15:47:14Z
dc.date.available2023-05-01T15:47:14Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-30
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Social Work Education: The International Journal on 30 Jun 2022, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2022.2096214en_US
dc.description.abstractDoctoral education in social work is critical in nurturing the stewards of the discipline. Universities across Canada, and elsewhere, are increasing admissions for bachelor and master of social work programs. Consequently, doctoral social work programs are expanding to educate and train new social work faculty. Extant literature on doctoral social work education is predominantly American. There are fourteen Canadian doctoral social work programs, yet no study has observed the state of these programs. Using two data sources, this article provides a snapshot of PhD social work student experiences in 2019-2020. The analysis of all doctoral social work students (n=157) from the 2019 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS) found that: a) the overall quality of social work PhD programs in Canada was rated by students as moderate; and b) financial obstacles may be an undue barrier to academic success. Furthermore, the analysis of an online survey of Canadian social work PhD students (n=69) regarding their experience applying for doctoral fellowships and scholarships found that workshops significantly facilitated scholarship success, and that other institutional preparation activities were identified as valuable. These findings illuminate the current state of doctoral social work education in Canada with implications for research and education.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusFacultyen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.identifier.citationEaton, A. D., Fang, L., & Pang, N. (2022). The state of doctoral social work education in Canada. Social Work Education: The International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2022.2096214en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2022.2096214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/15903
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectDoctoralen_US
dc.subjectPhDen_US
dc.subjectFellowshipsen_US
dc.subjectScholarshipsen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.titleThe state of doctoral social work education in Canadaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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