ABSTRACT

Macro (community practice) social work and community planning practitioners do not have an extensive tradition – over time or space – of working together, despite overlapping professional goals and service populations. In an exploratory qualitative study using a convenience sample, we analyzed student responses to questions about the experience of interdisciplinary course activities to assess whether students in these two disciplines valued opportunities to collaborate with those from an unfamiliar and yet complementary profession. Content analysis suggested modest positive attitudes – and some differences, with planning students somewhat more positive about the interaction, and social work students less likely to see the planning profession as relevant to community practice.

摘要

尽管职业目标和服务人群重叠，但宏观（社区实践）社会工作和社区规划从业者并没有在时间或空间上广泛合作的传统。在一项使用便利样本的探索性定性研究中，我们分析了学生对有关跨学科课程活动经验的问题的回答，以评估这两个学科的学生是否重视与来自不熟悉但互补的职业的学生合作的机会。内容分析显示了适度的积极态度——以及一些差异，规划专业的学生对互动更为积极，而社会工作专业的学生不太可能认为规划专业与社区实践相关。