ABSTRACT

The paper discusses the issues and challenges of offering a pan-India MSW Programme through distance learning, the national accreditation and assessment council vis-à-vis open universities and Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) role in distance education in social work in India. In this light, the paper describes the IGNOU model of MSW curriculum, fieldwork components, evaluation, delivery mechanisms and the challenges and limitations faced by both students and open universities in India. The case study of IGNOU (which is the first national and largest open university in India) provides an understanding of different aspects of curriculum and fieldwork in social work education through open and distance learning.

摘要

本文讨论了通过远程学习提供泛印度 MSW 计划的问题和挑战、国家认证和评估委员会相对于开放大学以及英迪拉甘地国立开放大学 (IGNOU) 在印度社会工作远程教育中的作用. 鉴于此，本文描述了 MSW 课程的 IGNOU 模型、实地考察组成部分、评估、交付机制以及印度学生和开放大学面临的挑战和局限性。IGNOU（印度第一所全国最大的开放大学）的案例研究通过开放和远程学习提供了对社会工作教育课程和实地工作不同方面的理解。