- Title
- Virtual worlds and social work education
- Creator
- Martin, Jennifer
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/181768
- Identifier
- vital:16018
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2016.1238953
- Identifier
- ISBN:0312-407X (ISSN)
- Abstract
- The introduction of computerised virtual worlds in the early twenty-first century was considered to be an innovation that would be widely used in higher education. There are a number of examples of virtual worlds used for higher education in medicine, nursing, and allied health, including examples in social work. The aim of this article is to explore the potential value of virtual-world technology to enhance the student learning experience for social work education in interpersonal communication skills in a virtual health centre. Findings of a study of Australian undergraduate social work students who engaged in a role play in a virtual health centre for skill development in interpersonal communication are presented. The study findings highlight issues for social work educators to consider when deciding whether or not to use virtual-world technology in social work education, and when designing further research on similar innovations. © 2016 Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Relation
- Australian Social Work Vol. 70, no. 2 (2017), p. 197-208
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2016 Australian Association of Social Workers
- Subject
- 4407 Policy and Administration; 4409 Social Work; Simulated Learning in Second Life; Social Work Education; Student Learning Experience; Virtual Worlds
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