Comparing Social Work Students’ Perceptions of Risk Using Online Discussion Fora: Lessons Learned from a European Pilot Project

摘要: AbstractComparisons of international child welfare systems have identified two basic orientations to practice; a ‘child protection’ orientation and welfare’ orientation, which are founded upon fundamentally different values assumptions regarding the family, origins childcare problems, proper role state in relation family. This paper describes project sought compare how undergraduate social work students from three European Universities perceive risk referrals about children explore impact cultural, ideological educational contexts on way is constructed by students. Students Northern Ireland, Germany Poland examined vignettes via 10 online discussion fora each provided narrative summary their discussion. The presents some findings analysis qualitative data emerging student discussions draws out lessons learned terms ho...