The development of China’s social work in the new era has higher expectations for social work education. The Conference on Social Work Education and Curriculum Development: International Experience and Local Practice aims to
- build an international education platform to broaden the horizons of Chinese social work educators,
- provide Chinese social work educators with a solid understanding of social work curriculum development;
- strengthen exchange among Chinese social work educators and its counterparts from Hong Kong, Macao,Taiwan and the greater international community;
- promote the internationalization and localization of social work education and research in China.
Organizers:
- Regional Resource Centre-International Association of School of Social Work
- Peking University-Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre
- China Women’s University
- China Association of Social Work Education
| Time | Symposium Agenda |
| 9:00-10:00 | Opening ceremony |
| 9:45-10:00 | Tea Break & Group Photo |
| 10:00-10:15 | Plenary ONE: The develop pattern of China Women’s University’s social work educationLIU Liqun, Principal of China Women’s UniversityIntroduction: MA Fengzhi |
| 10:15-12:30 | Plenary TWO: An overview on the international development of social work educationModerator: SUI Yujie |
| Speaker: CAMPANINI, Annamaria , President, International Association of Schools of social work, The International Association of Schools of Social Work: Diversification, changes and trends in the development of international social work education | |
| Speaker: Michael Sherraden, George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor, International Partnerships for Education and Research | |
| Speaker: DOMINELLI Lena, Professor of University of Stirling, Scotland, The influence of cultural diversity and changes of social context on social work curriculum development | |
| Plenary THREE: An overview on the social work education in Asia- Pacific RegionModerator: CHEN Shuqiang | |
| Speaker: HEALY Karen, Professor of The University of Queensland, Australia, Social work education in Australia: Trends and Challenges | |
| Speaker: HAN In Young,Professor Emeritus of Ewha Woman’s University, Social work education in South Korea: the challenge of indigenization | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 | Plenary FOUR: Social work education of mainland ChinaModerator: WANG YingSpeaker: WANG Sibin, Professor, Peking University, Reflections on difficulties and problems confronting social work education in China |
| Speaker: YUEN Angelina, honorary professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Implications of International social work curriculum trends to mainland China social work education | |
| 15:00-15:15 | Tea break |
| 15:15-18:00 | Plenary: Discussion at different levels on social work curriculum |
| Forum One: PHD levelModerator: HEN Honglin, professor, Fudan University | |
| Forum Two: MSW levelModerator: YANG Jing, associate professor, China Women’s University | |
| Forum Three:Undergraduate levelModerator: LI Min, professor, China Women’s University | |
| Forum Four: Higher vocational education levelModerator: CHEN Hongtao, Professor, Beijing College of Social Administration | |
| Forum Five: Post-graduates |