Technology in Social Work Education: Are We Practising What We Preach?

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  • Heather Coleman
  • Don Collins

Abstract

Research on the use of technology in social work education is underdeveloped and neither well designed nor comprehensive. Assertions about its effectiveness are premature. More critical analyses and rigorous research needs to be conducted on the use of technology in social work education to determine what kind of technology works best with what kind of student and what kind of course. This article presents and evaluates the existing research on the use of technology in social work education. An appendix at the end of the article summarizes the studies in this review, illustrating the type of technology, research design, study limitations, courses offered and conclusions of the researchers.

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2008): Special Issue on Navigating the Digital Divide

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