Agents Of Change Paperback

India

Keila Finklea

This quantitative study of 58 MSW I & II students was designed to explore students' participation in policy advocacy. It also examined if and how the social work program has facilitated their participation in policy advocacy and if the program impacted their confidence in and motivation for policy advocacy. The alignment of students' political attitude and ideology with NASW's policy positions on social justice was also explored. Study results indicate that keeping informed and political knowledge were the strongest predictors of MSW student's policy activity. This study concludes that incorporating skills for political action into MSW curricula may increase students' perceived efficacy, thereby enhancing the likelihood of engaging in political activities.

3844315055

9783844315059

English

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

07 Mar 2011

112

KEILA E. FINKLEA, M.S.W., is a Sacramento State Alumni. During the past ten years she has worked with youth in the Children's Home of Stockton treatment program, adults in Substance Abuse Services Recovery House Rehabilitation program, and with individuals and families eligible for government assistance. She lives in Stockton, California