Increasing the Capacity for Quantitative Teaching in Social Work Undergraduate Courses

拟议的项目将通过为期1天的入门培训课程和2个为期3天的高级课程来发展全国社会工作学者教授定量研究的能力，这些课程将辅以一个小组的后续参与，重点是将学习付诸实践，并制作在线教学资源，以共享和支持整个项目的学者学习。该提案旨在补充平行的课程创新项目，但可以单独存在。在第一阶段和第二阶段（2012- 2013年），RDI将重点为三所致力于发展社会工作本科学位定量技能教学的先锋大学（巴斯大学、贝德福德郡大学和贝尔法斯特女王大学）提供教学和开发在线资源。其目的是每年提供专业教学，同时增加对课程所有要素的定量数据的使用。因此，该项目将为所有工作人员开设简短的介绍性讲习班，并为带头进行定量教学的讲师提供更高级的教学和持续的指导。此外，还将为学者准备一个在线网络资源。在第一阶段，这个基于网络的设施将与先锋地区合作开发，为学者汇集各种资源，包括教学辅助、作业、关键文本和互动课程计划或小组活动。第三阶段（2013-14）将包括三个为期一天的入门课程，每个课程最多30名学者，以及两个高级课程，每个课程最多12名学者。此外，高级课程的参与者将在一名共同申请者的指导下以小组形式工作，并专注于将所学知识应用于整个课程。最后，在第四阶段，网络资源将最终被修订并提供给整个社会工作学术界，评估将完成。该项目将主要通过比较学生和员工的知识和观点来评估，在实施变革之前，在第一年之后，然后在RDI结束时。整个项目为ESRC提供了超值的资金，因为员工和大学的承诺可以以实际成本的一小部分提供培训和资源。此外，戈德堡中心承诺在2018年或以后定期维护和更新该网站。

The proposed project would develop the capacity of social work academics across the country to teach quantitative research through a programme of 1-day introductory training sessions, two 3-day advanced courses which would be supplemented by follow-up participation in a small group focussed on putting learning into practice and production of online teaching resources to share and support learning for academics across the project. The proposal is intended to complement a parallel Curriculum Innovation project, but can stand alone. In phase 1 and 2 (2012-13) the RDI will focus on teaching and developing online resources for 3 pioneer Universities committed to developing the teaching of quantitative skills across undergraduate degrees in social work (Bath, Bedfordshire and Queen's Belfast). The aim is to provide specialist teaching in each year and simultaneously increase the use of quantitative data across all elements of the course. The project will therefore develop brief introductory workshops for all staff, and more advanced teaching and ongoing mentoring for lecturers taking the lead on quantitative teaching. In addition, an online web resource will be prepared for academics. During phase 1 this web-based facility will be developed in collaboration with the pioneer areas to bring together a variety of resources for academics, including teaching aides, assignments, key texts and interactive lesson plans or group activities. Phase 3 (2013-14) will involve the roll-out of teaching through three Introductory 1-day courses for up to 30 academics each and two advanced courses for up to 12 academics each. In addition, participants in the advanced courses will work in small groups facilitated by one of the co-applicants and focussed on putting learning into practice across the curriculum. Finally, in Phase 4 the web resources will be finally revised and made available to the whole of the social work academic community and the evaluation will be completed. The project will be primarily evaluated by comparing the knowledge and views of students and staff prior to the implementation of the changes, after the first year and then at the end of the RDI. The entire project offers exceptional value-for-money for the ESRC, as the commitment of staff and Universities allows the provision of training and resources at a fraction of their genuine cost. In addition, the Goldberg Centre undertakes to maintain and update the website on a regular basis until 2018 or beyond.