Abstract
The present study aimed to gain further insights into how visiting international social work students and their hosts from different cultures learn about each others’ social services, culture, and personal values. Six Israeli students and 8 Indian students have written narratives and reflections on their experiences in the international encounter during the fieldwork exchange program. Content analysis of the students’ papers revealed a learning process that students go through, through which paternalistic attitudes move in the direction of cultural sensitivity that leads to cultural relativism, and then moves back again. Through this process, the students acquire the knowledge and skills they need for implementing international social work in line with social work values and declaration.
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Rebecca Ranz
Rebecca Ranz is lecturer and Orit Nuttman-Shwartz is associate professor at Sapir College.
Orit Nuttman-Shwartz
Rebecca Ranz is lecturer and Orit Nuttman-Shwartz is associate professor at Sapir College.
Githa Thachil
Githa Thachil is lecturer at Nagpur University.