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Abstract
Part-time MS W programs are increasing nationwide in response to the growth of the adult student constituency and the financial constraints of BA-level social workers who cannot forego employment to attend traditional two-year MSW programs. Some skepticism exists, however, regarding part-time programs' educational effectiveness and the quality of their graduates as professional practitioners. This paper describes and compares MSW students in the traditional two-year program and those in an innovative part-time degree program at the Hunter College School of Social Work. It presents findings on the differences in the performance levels and field-work settings of part-time and full-time students, with implications for part-time program evaluation and improvement.
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Rose Starr
ROSE STARR is an instructor, and JOEL WALKER is an associate professor, both at the Hunter College School of Social Work. This paper originally was presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, March 11, 1981.
Joel Walker
ROSE STARR is an instructor, and JOEL WALKER is an associate professor, both at the Hunter College School of Social Work. This paper originally was presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, March 11, 1981.