Democratising and decolonising social work education: Opportunities for leadership
Keywords:
Social work education, Opportunities for leadershipAbstract
Regulatory standards informing social work education reinforce the importance of inclusive practices and the promotion of human rights. This article considers the ways in which social work values of equity and self-determination can be operationalised in academic social work programmes. It argues that democratising and decolonising practices have the greatest potential to change the nature of social work education in ways that support self- determination and the promotion of equity.
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