71 research outputs found
Promoting Practice-Teaching-Research Nexus: a goal to develop the social work profession globally
No full textThe scope of professional social work in the 21st century is ever widening. Started as a helping profession on an individual basis, it now reaches to a wide range of target groups and communities, justifying its cause, contributing to the integrated development of the individual, family, group and societal levels. Professional Social Work Education provides the budding aspirants a platform to practice their theoretical knowledge and skills in different social work settings. One of the major goals of professional social work education is to mould these trainees into unique individuals, so that they contribute the best out of them for the growth and development of the society. Social work education has recognised the need for research informed practice and as such evidence based practice has been accepted as a paradigm in the professional fields of social work, thus making the research-practice nexus embedded in the values of the profession. In this regard, it is worth mentioning the core mandate of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) to enhance social work education and training at a global level that focuses broadly on the practice-teaching-research nexus. To promote and accomplish this goal, the students of social work were given an opportunity for experiential learning by making a study of the novel initiatives of professionally run NGOs
Language, Race, and Social Class in Howells\u27s America
No full textNo other American novelist has written so fully about language—grammar, diction, the place of colloquialism and dialect in literary English, the relation between speech and writing—as William Dean Howells. The power of language to create social, political, and racial identity was of central concern to Americans in the nineteenth century, and the implications of language in this regard are strikingly revealed in the writings of Howells, the most influential critic and editor of his age.
In this first full-scale treatment of Howells as a writer about language, Elsa Nettels offers a historical overview of the social and political implications of language in post-Civil War America. Chapters on controversies about linguistic authority, American versus British English, literary dialect, and language and race relate Howells\u27s ideas at every point to those of his contemporaries—from writers such as Henry James, Mark Twain, and James Russell Lowell to political figures such as Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and John Hay.
The first book to analyze in depth and detail the language of Howells\u27s characters in more than a dozen novels, this path-breaking sociolinguistic approach to Howells\u27s fiction exposes the fundamental contradiction in his realism and in the America he portrayed. By representing the speech that separates standard from nonstandard speakers, Howells\u27s novels—which champion the democratic ideals of equity and unity—also demonstrate the power of language to reinforce barriers of race and class in American society.
Drawing on unpublished letters of Howells, James, Lowell, and others and on scores of articles in nineteenth-century periodicals, this work of literary criticism and cultural history reaches beyond the work of one writer to address questions of enduring importance to all students of American literature and society.
Elsa Nettels, professor of English at the College of William and Mary, is the author of James and Conrad.
An excellent summary of dominant attitudes toward language and usage, and therefore toward class, race, nationalism, and imperialism, in leading white middle-class American publications in the second half of the nineteenth century. —American Literaturehttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_english_language_and_literature_north_america/1061/thumbnail.jp
Gandhi’s Constructive Programme: An Appraisal
No full textMahatma Gandhi, the father of India, knitted the Indian communityinto a strong political force to liberate India from British bondage.Grounded in India’s rich culture and heritage, Gandhi’s philosophiesdelineated the social, political, economic, moral and spiritual aspects ofpersonal and social transformation. His mission was to reconstruct Indiathrough truth, love, tolerance, non-violence, freedom and peace. Evenafter 72 years of Indian independence, Gandhian thoughts remain essentiallysignificant in the contemporary social milieu where the whole world striveshard to deal with phenomena of unequal growth and economic processes,modernisation and its consequences, structural and economic inequalities,social injustice, corruption, marginalisation, exclusion racial discriminationand enormous social problems. Gandhi’s development and empowermentstrategies were far ahead of his time. The constructive programme, anexample of such kind, was based on a philosophical and moral approachput into a pragmatic framework spanning across different target populations.The constructive programme was an integrative public work to make Indiaattain Poorna Swaraj (complete independence), self-reliance, self-sufficiency,equality and sustainability
Community Engagement of Higher Education Institutions in Kerala; Catalyzing Socio-economic Transformation Globally and Locally
No full textProfessional Volunteerism among Social Work Students as a Response to the Pandemic Crisis
No full textThe COVID-19 crisis halted traditional field training in social work education. However,as educators of a profession with roots in philanthropy and volunteerism, the social workschools in Kerala encouraged students to take up professional volunteerism (PV) inresponse to the crisis as an alternative to the pre-structured field practicum activities.This study explored the various voluntary activities the social work students are involvedin as budding professionals. They voluntarily dedicated their professional skills, ethicsand competencies through a continuum of five domains of services such as concreteand practical services, psycho-education and psychological support, restoration andrehabilitation services, welfare administration and self-reliance and sustainabilityprogrammes. This study’s results highlight the significance of PV in social work educationto socialise students with diverse needs in society and capacitate them to ethically helpthe individuals and community achieve well-being
Diaspora of Social Exclusion: Exploring Transgender Realities in the Context of Kerala
No full textInclusion, exclusion, discrimination and oppression of vulnerable communities and target groups have been in the discourses for decades. Social exclusion is a multi-dimensional concept that comprises Economic, Structural, and Societal Exclusion (G. Jehoel-Gijsbers & Vrooman, 2007). Most of the studies recognize that Transgender Communities are under social exclusion. Lack of family and community support in the name of gender identity maneuvered them into social marginalization and isolation (Ayyavoo, 2022). The amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of India enacted in 2019 address non-binary persons' constitutional rights, recognition of their gender identity, and non-discrimination laws across institutional spaces. However, the community faces exclusion that intersects with social and economic wellbeing domains. Sporadic efforts to mainstream have not yet converged to achieve a realistic goal. The inclusion of these minority groups and reduction in inequalities, envisaged in the country's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), proffers the importance of understanding and describing the phenomenon of social exclusion as perceived by them subjectively. The current study is a qualitative examination of the social exclusion phenomenon experienced by the transgender community in Kerala. The study explored Social Exclusion from three dimensions – resource insecurity, structural exclusion and lack of social integration. The study utilized a case study method to illustrate a picture of exclusion experienced by transgender people. The descriptions of the themes advocate for transformative paradigms in knowledge and practice
A Revisit to COVID-19 Challenges and Responses: A Case Study of Kerala
No full textKerala, a state with high development indices distinguished with its Kerala Model of Development (UN, 1975), is also affected by recent Pandemic COVID\u2719 as other states and nations worldwide. The existing socio-economic analysis of the State reveals that the land reforms, promotion of education, and early introduction of participatory governance through Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have contributed to the State\u27s socio-economic and political advancement. These factors played a significant role in the fight against the pandemic. This study is an attempt to answer what are the future economic and health challenges as the State, Kerala Model of Development, is faced with COVID\u2719? The specific objectives further guide this— to study the economic challenges ahead of the State as the tertiary sector is faced with challenges to contribute to the economy and attempted to study the possible ways to address health issues in the State. The researchers conducted an in-depth interview among 10 social scientists and economists of Kerala using purposive sampling to obtain primary data, which has been supported by secondary resources. The researchers did a thematic analysis of the primary data collected, further corroborated by secondary data. The study reveals that the State\u27s current scenario during the pandemic, the grass-root empowerment in all spheres of life clubbed with administrative guidance, resulted in well-equipped public health care service delivery. The fall in the tertiary sector\u27s income has decisively affected the State\u27s economy, especially in agriculture, health, IT, tourism, labour, and foreign remittance. The State\u27s economic and social equilibrium will face challenges in addressing issues in the post-COVID era. Even though the State suffered some increased Covid-19 cases recently, after expatriates\u27 return, the dimensions mentioned above assisted the State in its fight against COVID\u2719. To address the challenges to the Kerala Model of Development, especially the post-COVID-19 requirements of the State demands interrogation, introspection, and integration of the current policies that majorly depend on the tertiary sector and initiate policies, plans, and programmes to strike a balance between all sectors, especially providing impetus to the primary sector so that a failure in one sector can be compensated by the other
Human well-being and pandemic crisis: implications for social work practice from Kerala experience
No full textNipah virus, the consecutive 2018 and 2019 floods, the internal social, economic, and political struggles have had a significant impact on the lives of people in Kerala, India. While the state of Kerala was trying to get back to some form of stability, Covid-19 slams into, in an unprecedented way, drastically disrupting the lives of many. It has shaken the interconnectedness and interdependence of families and placed communities in a state of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. This article is about the vulnerabilities, experiences, voices, and untold stories of courage and resilience among people in Kerala. Authors present a reflective analysis of the multidimensional impact of Covid-19 on the ordinary lives of the people of Kerala.
The deleterious impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the entire humanity reckons the attention of governments, economists, educators, social scientists, medical and allied professionals, including social workers, to make concerted efforts to preserve and promote human well-being. Taking into consideration the structural inequalities in society, the present paper utilises a critical social work theoretical lens to analyse how it has impacted the well-being of people, especially the marginalised and vulnerable communities in Kerala
Human Well-Being and Pandemic Crisis: Implications for Social Work Practice from Kerala Experience
No full textNipah virus, the consecutive 2018 and 2019 floods, the internal social, economic, and political struggles have had a significant impact on the lives of people in Kerala, India. While the state of Kerala was trying to get back to some form of stability, Covid-19 slams into, in an unprecedented way, drastically disrupting the lives of many. It has shaken the interconnectedness and interdependence of families and placed communities in a state of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. This article is about the vulnerabilities, experiences, voices, and untold stories of courage and resilience among people in Kerala. Authors present a reflective analysis of the multidimensional impact of Covid-19 on the ordinary lives of the people of Kerala.
The deleterious impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the entire humanity reckons the attention of governments, economists, educators, social scientists, medical and allied professionals, including social workers, to make concerted efforts to preserve and promote human well-being. Taking into consideration the structural inequalities in society, the present paper utilises a critical social work theoretical lens to analyse how it has impacted the well-being of people, especially the marginalised and vulnerable communities in Kerala
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