Open AccessNew methods for new needs? Analysis of the study plans in Social Work from the perspective of graduates: the case of the University of La Laguna
Author(s) -
Alejandro Hernández-Melián,
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Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ehquidad
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2386-4915
DOI - 10.15257/ehquidad.2022.0004
Subject(s) - disconnection , perspective (graphical) , curriculum , work (physics) , plan (archaeology) , object (grammar) , social work , sociology , research object , data collection , social needs , order (exchange) , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , computer science , social science , engineering , political science , medicine , geography , business , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , health care , archaeology , finance , regional science , law
The purpose of the research is to analyze the opinions of the graduates in Social Work of the University of La Laguna about their Study Plan, in order that it can serve to evaluate, improve and update this and other curricula of the discipline in other university centres. This work has a descriptive quantitative method and used a questionnaire for data collection, with 102 participants and statistical treatment with SPSS. The main results show a great demand to adjust, firstly, the teaching methods of the teaching staff to the new needs of their students, and secondly, the subjects and contents with the current social realities. Likewise, it points towards a disconnection between university-society, reflected in the problems derived from curricular practices and the application of workshops with external professionals and real practical cases as two of the favourites activities as content of practical classes. Therefore, studies in Social Work in Spain must remain in constant review so as not to be outdated, since social reality, its object of study and analysis, is an element in constant change.