Understanding Poverty through Experiential Learning: The Impact of the Poverty Simulation on WCSU Students
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Understanding Poverty through Experiential Learning: The Impact of the Poverty Simulation on WCSU Students
Yazar:
Nieves, Christina, author.
ISBN:
9780438026384
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1 electronic resource (49 pages)
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Dana Schneider; Stephen Tomczak.
Özet:
The Social Work Profession has been criticized for drifting away from its mission and commitment to people living in poverty. To help bring focus back to this mission, the Poverty Simulation has been implemented in many agencies and universities around the country. The Poverty Simulation is an experiential learning tool that aims to increase participants' knowledge and understanding of the realities of living in poverty. In addition to gaining knowledge and understanding, the Simulation aims to inspire participants to be more active in advocating for this population. This is a research study on how the Poverty Simulation, as an experiential learning tool, works to benefit students in developing their social work competencies and builds upon prior research from different universities. The sample population used for this research study came from Western Connecticut State University. Pre and post tests were given to participants before and after their involvement in the Poverty Simulation. SPSS was used to analyze the data using paired sample t tests as a statistical procedure to measure the difference between the pre and post-test responses. It was hypothesized that there would be an increase in both students' knowledge and understanding of the multidimensional layers of poverty. The data showed statistically significant overall decrease in individualist attributions to poverty, as well as statically significant overall increase in structural attributions to poverty.
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School code: 0928
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