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Why Macro Social Work

Reviewed:

Sep 12, 2018 by Sociology
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 4.5 stars
Content Quality: 4.5 stars
Effectiveness: 4.5 stars
Ease of Use: 4.5 stars
Overview:

This is a class exercise the instructor uses on the first day of a macro or community social work class to help students visualize the macro-system that influences the lives of potential clients. The exercise is a case-study discussion where students develop explanations for behaviors and interventions. These explanations and interventions then change as they see an image that provides additional detail about the case. 

Type of Material:

Assignment, case study, open educational resource.

Recommended Uses:

Homework, individual assignment, team assignment, in-class assignment.

Technical Requirements:

 Internet Explorer or applicable browser.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

The learner will be able to describe micro, meso, and macro level approaches to problem solving, will be able to evaluate and analyze appropriate approaches and interventions using a sociological imagination, will be able to distinguish micro, meso, and macro approaches appropriate for each context or setting.

Target Student Population:

College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

This is a good entry level class-starter,

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:

Straightforward and easy to use.  It presents major approaches and interventions to problem solving, provides a summary of each level of intervention and its applicability, and can be used in both social work and sociology classes.

Concerns:

Only one case is provided.  

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:

All of these goals are met:

  1. The teaching-learning goals and consequent uses are easy to identify.
  2. It increases the potential for student learning.
  3. It promotes conceptual understanding.
  4. It can be used in a variety of ways to achieve teaching and learning goals.
Concerns:

The case study does not function as a stand-alone learning tool. Instructors and students will need to use supplemental learning materials and/or other external resources to develop prerequisite knowledge and re-enforce content with real world applications

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:

The webpage is easy to use and accessible on multiple devices.  It's very easy to use and ready to go.

Concerns:

There are no interactive applications or graphics comparing approaches or levels of intervention and there is no introduction or summary of concepts and terms to re-enforce learning.

Other Issues and Comments:

This exercise may be considered as a supplemental resource or teaching tool for special topics or courses on social work practice, sociological practice, applied sociology, or public sociology.

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