Human Rights Engagement and Exposure: New Scales to Challenge Social Work Education

Autor/inn/en	McPherson, Jane; Abell, Neil
Titel	Human Rights Engagement and Exposure: New Scales to Challenge Social Work Education
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 22 (2012) 6, S.704-713 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731512454196
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Social Work; Civil Rights; Counselor Training; Validity; Rating Scales; Undergraduate Students; Reliability; Educational Quality; Sampling; Psychometrics; Factor Structure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Soziale Arbeit; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Gültigkeit; Rating-Skala; Reliabilität; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Faktorenstruktur
Abstract	Objectives: Advancing human rights is a core competency of U.S. social work education; yet, human rights attitudes and behaviors have never been measured in the social work literature. Thus, this article describes the development and initial validation of two scales, Human Rights Engagement in Social Work (HRESW) and Human Rights Exposure in Social Work (HRXSW). Method: The scales were validated using a purposive sample of 287 social work students. Results: Factor analysis supported a 25-item HRESW and an independent 11-item HRXSW. Reliability was assessed: HRESW ([alpha] = 0.894) and HRXSW ([alpha] = 0.734). Conclusions: The HRESW and the HRXSW have direct applicability to social work education. Through measuring exposure and engagement, we can begin assessing the quality of human rights education in social work. (Contains 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10