Funded Project
Assessors and verifiers views on assessing practice placements
| Project details | |
|---|---|
| Project contributors | Jason Schaub |
| Organisation | Buckinghamshire New University |
| Contact details | jason.schaub@bucks.ac.uk |
| Disciplinary focus | Social work, practice learning |
| Start date | September 2010 |
Description
This project investigates a key intersection of academic and practical learning in social work training. Specifically, it seeks to gain detailed insight into assessors’ views of the ‘challenging’ or ‘failing’ student on social work placements. In line with recent discussions and concerns within the profession regarding assessment of social work students on placement, the study will research the experiences and perceptions of practice assessors to determine their views of the ‘difficult student’, and their sense of the support they require from academic colleagues in order to make this assessment.
The qualitative data collected will enable the project team to evolve a framework for conceptualizing the relationships between assessor, academic partner and placement student. This will assist the social work community in identifying new ways to support practice assessors with a ‘difficult’ or failing student.
