TY - JOUR
T1 - Searching for virtue ethics
T2 - A survey of social work ethics curriculum and educators
AU - Pawar, Manohar
AU - Hugman, Richard
AU - Anscombe, Bill
AU - Alexandra, Andrew
N1 - Manohar Pawar, Professor of Social Work, School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Institute
for Land Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678,
Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - This article discusses whether, and to what extent, virtue ethics is covered in the social work ethics curriculum and views of social work ethics educators in Australia. Drawing on a survey of social work ethics curriculum and education, it presents the nature and scope of social work ethics subjects in terms of learning outcomes; overall curriculum content; textbooks used; teaching approaches, challenges and strategies for teaching; and social work ethics educators’ views about teaching virtue ethics. It argues that attention to virtues is largely absent in terms of consciously developing certain qualities and character. The findings, conclusions and implications of the study will be useful to social work researchers, educators and practitioners alike.
AB - This article discusses whether, and to what extent, virtue ethics is covered in the social work ethics curriculum and views of social work ethics educators in Australia. Drawing on a survey of social work ethics curriculum and education, it presents the nature and scope of social work ethics subjects in terms of learning outcomes; overall curriculum content; textbooks used; teaching approaches, challenges and strategies for teaching; and social work ethics educators’ views about teaching virtue ethics. It argues that attention to virtues is largely absent in terms of consciously developing certain qualities and character. The findings, conclusions and implications of the study will be useful to social work researchers, educators and practitioners alike.
KW - character and qualities
KW - social work ethics curriculum
KW - social work education
KW - social work educators and students,
KW - virtue ethics
U2 - 10.1093/bjsw/bcz106
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bcz106
M3 - Article
SN - 0045-3102
VL - 50
SP - 1816
EP - 1833
JO - The British Journal of Social Work
JF - The British Journal of Social Work
IS - 6
ER -
