Open AccessUse of English in Ph.D. programs in Social Work in the United States. An illustrative case study of idiomatic hegemony
Author(s) -
Smitha Rao,
Carlos Andrade,
Javier Reyes-Martínez,
Ignacio Andrés Eissmann-Araya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ehquidad
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2386-4915
DOI - 10.15257/ehquidad.2021.0018
Subject(s) - hegemony , reflexivity , centrality , work (physics) , pedagogy , qualitative research , sociology , power (physics) , english language , political science , public relations , mathematics education , psychology , social science , law , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , mathematics , combinatorics , quantum mechanics , politics
This study reviews the experiences of non-native English-speaking students in Doctoral Social Work Education in the United States. The research, through a qualitative case study, interrogates regarding the centrality of English in education processes, and generates recommendations for improving them. Findings show that English can play a hegemonic role in Social Work Education and that some educators can exert discrimination based on language proficiency. Among recommendations are the need to promote reflexivity to contribute that educators reconnect with discipline principles as well as review the way their power is exerted in the classroom.