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Integrating Disaster Management Content into Social Work Curriculum-Voices of Social Work Students

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The aim of the study is to understand the perception and beliefs of Master of Social Work students toward disaster management. The study explores (i) different perspectives of social work students toward disaster management. (ii) Implication for teaching disaster management concepts in future studies of social work (iii) integration of disaster management concepts in social work curriculum, and (IV) the student’s interest to take up disaster management in social work Practice. The current exploratory study was conducted in four schools of social work in India. In two schools, a Semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the Master of Social Work students, while in the other two schools of social work responses were collected through focus group discussions.

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The authors of the paper are thankful to Head Department of Social Work Central University of Karnataka, Head Department of Social Work Gulbarga University, Principal Sri Saiprasad School of Social Work, Principal Mahagawankar College of social work, and all the student participants for their support in the study.

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    Cheng Shengli

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Baikady, R., Shengli, C., Channaveer, R.M. (2019). Integrating Disaster Management Content into Social Work Curriculum-Voices of Social Work Students. In: Zutshi, B., Ahmad, A., Srungarapati, A.B. (eds) Disaster Risk Reduction. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8845-2_3

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