TY - CHAP
T1 - Decolonising social work education through the development of a culturally relevant curriculum in Nigeria
T2 - Problems and pitfalls
AU - Gray, Mel
AU - Levy, Susan
AU - Okoye, Uzoma Odera
AU - Amadasun , Solomon
PY - 2024/11/2
Y1 - 2024/11/2
N2 - Social work education, research, and practice have reciprocal impacts. Teaching prepares students for practice and produces graduates for employment in the human services, while research investigates issues and areas relevant to education and practice. Lodged within the higher education sector, education and research frequently have priorities that differ from practitioners and policymakers’ concerns in the real word of practice. In the context of efforts to develop a culturally relevant curriculum, this paper highlights Nigerian academics’ perceptions of, and efforts to develop, an education program consistent with, and relevant to, the demands of local practice. In so doing, it highlights problems and pitfalls in developing a culturally relevant curriculum in Nigeria.
AB - Social work education, research, and practice have reciprocal impacts. Teaching prepares students for practice and produces graduates for employment in the human services, while research investigates issues and areas relevant to education and practice. Lodged within the higher education sector, education and research frequently have priorities that differ from practitioners and policymakers’ concerns in the real word of practice. In the context of efforts to develop a culturally relevant curriculum, this paper highlights Nigerian academics’ perceptions of, and efforts to develop, an education program consistent with, and relevant to, the demands of local practice. In so doing, it highlights problems and pitfalls in developing a culturally relevant curriculum in Nigeria.
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66395-6
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-66395-6_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-66395-6_5
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9783031663949
T3 - SpringerBriefs in advancing social work and social work education (SASWSE)
SP - 43
EP - 55
BT - Exploring New Horizons for Decolonial Social Work Education
A2 - Noble, Carolyn
A2 - Keet, Annaline Caroline Sandra
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
ER -