Debunking macro myths: findings from recent graduates about jobs, salaries, and skills.
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| Title: | Debunking macro myths: findings from recent graduates about jobs, salaries, and skills. |
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| Authors: | Zerden, Lisa de Saxe1 (AUTHOR) lzerden@email.unc.edu, Sheely, Amanda2 (AUTHOR), Despard, Mathieu R.3 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Social Work Education. Oct2016, Vol. 35 Issue 7, p752-766. 15p. 5 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | *Graduates, *Occupations, *Career development, *Adults, Wages |
| Abstract: | Research suggests that interest in macro social work practice is declining, a trend that has been well documented in the United States. Studies find that social work educators and practitioners may foster beliefs among MSW students that discredit macro practice and associated skills while asserting macro graduates are likely to face poorer employment prospects and lower salaries than micro counterparts as they start their careers. This study builds on and extends this literature by examining 27 skills in their current job using a five-point Likert-type scale among the early career trajectory of MSW alumni (N = 182) who graduated between 2008 and 2012 from a public social work institution in the southeastern United States. The skills included in the survey, as well as decisions about how to group them into scales, were made based on theoretical links between the skills by macro faculty members. Findings highlight the use of macro practice skills regardless of concentration focus, no differences in salary, or the time it takes to find employment between micro and macro alumni. Implications for social work education are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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