Teaching Gender in Social Work - MailChimp
Teaching Gender in Social Work - MailChimp
Teaching Gender in Social Work - MailChimp
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Group discussion: Students should return to the questions with which the session<br />
began: “Today, we live <strong>in</strong> a gender-equal world <strong>in</strong> social work” OR “Today,<br />
we do not live <strong>in</strong> a gender-equal world <strong>in</strong> social work”. Have op<strong>in</strong>ions<br />
changed or are they still the same?<br />
Episode 16<br />
Still images: Students are asked to discuss as a group how each student sees the<br />
future of women <strong>in</strong> social work. After the discussion, the students create, <strong>in</strong><br />
small groups, a series of still images (perhaps three images), which illustrate<br />
their conceptions of “women <strong>in</strong> social work <strong>in</strong> the near future”.<br />
Group discussion: A discussion about the images and about historical trends <strong>in</strong><br />
the local history of gender <strong>in</strong> social work. Where are we now, where have we<br />
come from, and where are we go<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong> future?<br />
Episode 17<br />
Mark<strong>in</strong>g the moment: Members of the group choose a moment that was particularly<br />
mean<strong>in</strong>gful or important to them and to which they attach their most<br />
important learn<strong>in</strong>g experiences. The session ends after a shared discussion of<br />
these mean<strong>in</strong>gful moments/experiences and a short evaluation.<br />
Other teach<strong>in</strong>g tips and assignments for students:<br />
1. Ask your students to analyse the ‘gender order’ of social work on<br />
the basis of historical social work research <strong>in</strong> your country. You<br />
may also use national statistics as a means of ga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g an overall<br />
picture. Ask students to analyse <strong>in</strong> small groups what research<br />
tells them about gender roles <strong>in</strong> the social work (or social welfare)<br />
profession. How would they describe the historical developments<br />
of recent decades? Can they identify specific ‘key moments’<br />
that have been crucial from the gender perspective?<br />
2. Ask your students to exam<strong>in</strong>e the selected material you have provided<br />
(copies of articles, stories and pictures from old magaz<strong>in</strong>es).<br />
Instruct them to analyse, <strong>in</strong> small groups, the impression given by<br />
the material concern<strong>in</strong>g “women <strong>in</strong> social work” and “men <strong>in</strong> social<br />
work”. What k<strong>in</strong>d of differences or congruencies do they f<strong>in</strong>d?<br />
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