Integrational Teaching Modalities in Social Work Education: Promise or Pretence?

Abstract

The present study reports the outcome of an attempt to integrate a graduate research seminar with fieldwork and clinical methods courses. Findings show, however, that students in the nonintegrated research seminar displayed more positive attitudes toward and gained greater knowledge of the research process when compared to students in the integrated seminar. Interpretation of the findings and implications for building integrated educational structures also are discussed.