Studying for Social Work

By Mark Hughes, Eileen Baldry, Linda Burnett, et al.

This essential guide to study skills takes social work students through every step of their degree journey, providing them with the academic tools they will need to thrive along the way. Inventively informed by the insights and reflections of qualifying students, the book offers effective guidance that is grounded in real experience of the social work degree. It is particularly suited to those in their early years of study and supports students as ′social workers in the making′. The book covers a comprehensive range of the core study skills, including:

Time managementLiterature searchesEngaging with researchResponding to new styles of social work learning and teachingCritical thinkingAcademic writingPresentations

With reflective questions, handy practical tips and links to helpful websites, this accessible handbook is the perfect study companion for every student on the path to professional qualification.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848601255
• ISBN13: 9781848601253
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.5"