Understanding Globalization through Short-term International Field Experiences
Description: The process of globalization is contested terrain across the globe. Social work practice is affected by this process since globalization has led to a widening of the gap between rich and poor and increased the number of people living in poverty. Social workers must understand economic globalization to be able to contest its effects on our personal and professional lives. This article examines the process of economic globalization. It offers a case example of a short-term international field program, the Sin Fronteras Chile Project, of how social work education in the United States can help prepare social workers to be actors in a world affected by economic globalization. It also offers recommendations for strengthening undergraduate social work education based on students’ experiences with Sin Fronteras.
Author: Rosemary A. BarberaKeywords: Globalization international field human rights political economy Chile
Date submitted: 2007-05-02 21:19:33
Type: Research Article
Area: Faculty
Region: North America
