The Journal of Teaching in Social Work plans to publish a special issue on Distance Learning and Online Social Work Education in 2019. In this regard, we invite manuscripts that address all aspects pertaining to professional social work online, distance, and virtual instruction leading to an accredited BSW, MSW, or DSW degree, and continuing education toward social work specialization certification or licensure renewal (see “Instructions for Authors” at www.tandfonline.com/loi/wtsw20).
Preferred manuscripts will provide a systematic and rigorous formative or summative assessment of current initiatives or offer a detailed and conceptually focused description and rationale for prospective programs. (Manuscripts that are primarily accounts and do not include a disciplined and independent evaluation of both the strengths and limitations of an enterprise are less likely to be published.) As is our custom, all manuscripts will undergo a traditional double-blind peer review. The final decision on acceptance, as always, will be the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief, in consultation with the Special Issue Editor, Professor Melissa Littlefield of Morgan State University.
Topics to address might well include the following:
Synchronous versus asynchronous instruction
Simulcast classes deploying ITV online
Live, interactive web-based class and training sessions
Interactive video technologies and programmed instruction
Skype or Zoom-based seminars, faculty advising, and video conferencing
Hybrid courses using web-based platforms
Assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the pursuit of online (vs.) residential degrees
Effectiveness of providing licensure-mandated continuing educationcourses via distance learning
Outcome evaluation of online degree graduates’ preparation for practice, including comparative performance on licensing exams
Online student selection, support, and retention
Distance education program administration and governance
Field practicum supervision and use of simulations
Online curriculum development and faculty training
Case studies and illustrations of “best practices”
Questions regarding the requirements for manuscript submission for this special issue can be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief at [email protected] or to the Special Issue Editor at [email protected]
DEADLINE for manuscript submission: January 31, 2019