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Abstract
To ascertain the similarities and differences between the two social work degrees, the DSW and the Ph.D., a national survey of social work graduates was conducted that examined their academic and employment experiences. The findings show that Ph.D. graduates were more oriented toward research, while DSW graduates were more disposed toward practice. There were more similarities than differences between the groups, however, and neither was at a disadvantage because of their degree.
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Michael A. Patchner
MICHAEL A. PATCHNER is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This paper was originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work, Seattle, Washington, October 1981.