ABSTRACT

This research explored the progression experiences of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (B.A.M.E) social work students that were failing and those that were successful on the undergraduate Social Work Degree. Extant empirical literature found that B.A.M.E students have different experiences of social work education and disproportionately experience progression problems compared to their white counterparts. The research was conducted using constructivist grounded theory with data collected and analysed concurrently, through an iterative process and the use of the constant comparison method. The research was conducted at an English post-1992 city-based university, and data collection involved individual interviews with 16 B.A.M.E participants at different stages of progression and analysis of university records. The findings from this research explain the lived experience of B.A.M.E social work students, especially in relation to how students understand and evaluate their self-concept with clarity, their experiences of racial discrimination, and in how students are supported to nurture their community cultural wealth. These key concepts are interdependent and there is power inherent in each of these areas. Guidance has been developed on how students can be supported to nurture their community cultural wealth in developing high self-concept clarity, tackling inequalities and enabling a more successful course progression.

摘要

本研究探讨了失败的黑人、亚裔和少数族裔 (BAME) 社会工作学生的升学经历，以及那些在本科社会工作学位上取得成功的学生。现有的实证文献发现，与白人学生相比，BAME 学生在社会工作教育方面有不同的经历，并且不成比例地遇到了进步问题。该研究采用建构主义扎根理论，通过迭代过程和使用常数比较方法同时收集和分析数据。该研究是在 1992 年后的一所英国城市大学进行的，数据收集涉及对 16 名处于不同进展阶段的 BAME 参与者的个人访谈和对大学记录的分析。这项研究的结果解释了 BAME 社会工作学生的生活经历，特别是与学生如何清晰地理解和评估他们的自我概念、他们的种族歧视经历以及如何支持学生培养他们的社区文化财富有关。这些关键概念相互依存，每个领域都具有内在的力量。已经制定了关于如何支持学生培养他们的社区文化财富的指导，以发展高度清晰的自我概念，解决不平等问题并实现更成功的课程进展。以及如何支持学生培养他们的社区文化财富。这些关键概念相互依存，每个领域都具有内在的力量。已经制定了关于如何支持学生培养他们的社区文化财富的指导，以发展高度清晰的自我概念，解决不平等问题并实现更成功的课程进展。以及如何支持学生培养他们的社区文化财富。这些关键概念相互依存，每个领域都具有内在的力量。已经制定了关于如何支持学生培养他们的社区文化财富的指导，以发展高度清晰的自我概念，解决不平等问题并实现更成功的课程进展。