TY - JOUR
T1 - A Study of PhD Courses and Curricula Across Schools of Social Work
AU - Franklin, Cynthia
AU - Lightfoot, Elizabeth
AU - Nachbaur, Melissa
AU - Sucher, Katharine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objectives: This study explored courses offered by social work PhD programs, the variation in these courses by type of university, and how the courses compare to the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) Quality Guidelines. Study Methods: Course curriculums of 84 GADE-affiliated social work PhD programs were double-blind coded. PhD directors verified codes and answered a brief survey. Findings: A total of 1146 courses were coded into 28 categories. An average of six research and statistics courses were offered per program. Few programs offered courses in measurement, intervention research, meta-analysis, program evaluation, or grant writing. Most programs indicated that diversity, equity, and inclusion was infused in the curriculum. Less than half (41%) of PhD program directors indicated that GADE Quality Guidelines were influential. Conclusions: PhD programs are offering more research and statistics courses than in the past, but GADE Quality Guidelines are not consistently followed.
AB - Objectives: This study explored courses offered by social work PhD programs, the variation in these courses by type of university, and how the courses compare to the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) Quality Guidelines. Study Methods: Course curriculums of 84 GADE-affiliated social work PhD programs were double-blind coded. PhD directors verified codes and answered a brief survey. Findings: A total of 1146 courses were coded into 28 categories. An average of six research and statistics courses were offered per program. Few programs offered courses in measurement, intervention research, meta-analysis, program evaluation, or grant writing. Most programs indicated that diversity, equity, and inclusion was infused in the curriculum. Less than half (41%) of PhD program directors indicated that GADE Quality Guidelines were influential. Conclusions: PhD programs are offering more research and statistics courses than in the past, but GADE Quality Guidelines are not consistently followed.
KW - doctoral education
KW - educational issues
KW - higher education administration
KW - PhD curriculum
KW - scholarship of teaching and learning
KW - social work curriculum
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U2 - 10.1177/10497315211039187
DO - 10.1177/10497315211039187
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85112828928
SN - 1049-7315
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
ER -