ABSTRACT

Male social workers make up a small portion of the profession’s workforce and little is known about the experiences of male students during social work education. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of male MSW students in the social work learning environment. Using a transcendental phenomenological approach, 22 individual interviews with current cisgender male MSW students were conducted and the transcripts analyzed. Five themes arose from data analysis: standing out, treated differently, typecasting, impacted engagement, and developing new awareness and taking action. Findings suggest that male MSW students have unique experiences in the learning environment that are supported by the notion of social role theory.

摘要

男性社会工作者占该行业劳动力的一小部分，对于男性学生在社会工作教育中的经历知之甚少。本研究的目的是探讨男性 MSW 学生在社会工作学习环境中的经历。使用先验现象学方法，对当前的顺性别男性 MSW 学生进行了 22 次单独访谈，并对成绩单进行了分析。数据分析产生了五个主题：脱颖而出、区别对待、类型转换、影响参与以及培养新意识并采取行动。研究结果表明，男性 MSW 学生在社会角色理论概念的支持下，在学习环境中拥有独特的体验。