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Changing social work students’ perceptions of the role of government in a policy class.
Faculty Author(s): Granruth, Laura Brierton ; Johnson, David H.
Student Author(s): -
Department: SOWK
Publication: Journal of Social Work Education
Year: 2018
Abstract: Understanding student political attitudes—feelings about government and perceptions of its role—has long been of interest to social scientists. One factor that may influence political attitudes is belief in a just world, a complex psychological construct well established in the literature. Our study explores changes in social work students’ perception of a supportive role of government and their beliefs in a just world after one policy course using a pretest and posttest design. Student perceptions changed toward a more supportive government role, but there was no significant change for belief in a just world. The study contributes to empirical evaluation of the social work education policy class in terms of the Council on Social Work Education competencies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
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