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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.4.2573

Future Directions for Education of Social Welfare Administration: Training Students as Managers in Social Service Agencies  

Choi, Youseok (Department of Social Welfare, Hallym University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.4, 2015 , pp. 2573-2584 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify increasing needs for training students as managers in social service agencies and to suggest ways to develop the education of social welfare administration. Agency evaluations and performance management has increased demands for effectiveness and accountability of social service agencies, which also has increased the roles of managers in social service agencies. Using 'Korean Social Worker Survey' conducted by Korean Association of Social Workers, this study examines job characteristics of 2,479 social workers. The results show that administration/management activities take about 40% of social workers' daily activities. Community organization, human resource management, and planning/financial management are regarded as more important and difficult than other tasks. However, sufficient education for preparing students as social service managers is not provided in undergraduate and graduate level of college education. In addition, social workers make their life long careers as managers. Thus, the education of social welfare administration needs to refocus on the provision of knowledge and skills required for competent social service managers. This study suggests future directions for developing education of social welfare administration in undergraduate and graduate level of college education including field practice.
Keywords
Job Analysis; Social Service Agency; Social Welfare Administration Education; Social Service Manager;
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