ABSTRACT

This article considers the past, present, and future of social work education in Namibia in three parts. The first provides the historical context of colonization, liberation struggle, and post-independence social welfare. The second discusses social work education pre- and post-independence, focusing on the University of Namibia’s (UNAM) programme and the challenges of developing an indigenized curriculum. The third on curriculum review focuses on an indigenized curriculum that fits a developmental social work approach and indigenous helping processes in local contexts. The authors propose a conceptual framework for curriculum review that draws on the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development and Namibia’s fifth National Development Plan (NDP5), which are compatible with the integration of indigenous and Western social work approaches and developmental welfare goals, respectively.

摘要

本文分三个部分探讨了纳米比亚社会工作教育的过去、现在和未来。第一部分提供了殖民化、解放斗争和独立后社会福利的历史背景。第二部分讨论独立前后的社会工作教育，重点关注纳米比亚大学 (UNAM) 计划和开发本土化课程的挑战。第三个关于课程审查的重点是适合发展性社会工作方法和当地环境中的本土帮助过程的本土化课程。作者提出了一个课程审查的概念框架，该框架借鉴了全球社会工作和社会发展议程以及纳米比亚的第五个国家发展计划 (NDP5)，