title: Social Work Field Training for the Community: A Student Self-Directed Approach in the Environmental Domain in Jordan.
abstract: This article outlines innovative field training methods that foster the abilities of undergraduate social work students so that they are able to empower the local community and raise awareness of environmental issues. In this study, students were engaged in a local community assessment that sought to understand their views on environmental and community impacts of the Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) Project on the lives of the host village's residents. A students' self-directed approach was applied for the fieldwork out of which interventions were developed ( Garrison, 1997). Quantitative data were gathered by eighteen students through a survey of 361 questionnaires targeting Allan society. In addition to students' field notes, pre and post focus groups were used to collect qualitative information. Study findings highlighted the effectiveness of students' self-directed projects in cultivating culturally competent practices; ensuring sustainable development; and providing evidence-based knowledge on social work practice involving environmental issues.
authors: Department of Social Work, Princess Rahma University College, Al Balqa Applied University, PO Box 15 Allan-Salt, Salt, Jordan.
authors: Sahar
authors: S
authors: Al-Makhamreh
authors: Department of Social Work, Princess Rahma University College, Al Balqa Applied University, PO Box 15 Allan-Salt, Salt, Jordan.
authors: Hana
authors: H
authors: Alnabulsi
authors: University of Warwick, School of Health and Social Studies, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV4 7AL, UK.
authors: Hana
authors: H
authors: Asfour
keywords: Community field training; agents of change; ecology; environment; localisation; student