Students’ views on the knowledge development in a social work Honours program
Keywords:
Social work research, Students, Honours, DissertationAbstract
In the literature concerning higher degrees by research students there is relative silence concerning Honours programs. Using a sample of social work Honours students who completed their studies during the period 2005 – 2010, we sought to elicit students’ views on the knowledge development aspect of the Honours program. The findings suggest that while students place some emphasis on the Honours dissertation as a pathway to PhD studies, they are more concerned with making an original contribution to the evidence base of their future profession. The findings also suggest that students move from a pos- ition of knowledge acquisition towards a position of knowledge creation during the course of the Honours program.
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