Sharlotte Tusasiirwe

Decolonising and Reimagining Social Work in Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Alternative Epistemologies and Practice Models

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores contemporary debates on decolonisation and indigenisation of social work in Africa and provides readers with alternative models, values, and epistemologies for reimagining social work practice and education that can be applicable to a wide range of countries struggling with similar concerns.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000907605
• Artikelnr.: 68082541

Autorenporträt

Sharlotte Tusasiirwe (PhD) is lecturer of social work and community welfare at Western Sydney University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Social work in Africa: history and contemporary issues. 2. Examining
approaches proposed to free social work from Western colonial dominance:
indigenisation and decolonisation. 3. African cultural traditions and
decolonising research. 4. Decolonising social work practice: Indigenous
community models, their principles, and applicability. 5. Decolonising
values and ethics of social work: conceptualising Obuntu-led social work
values and ethics. 6. Decolonising social policy. 7. Orature (proverbs and
stories): decolonising epistemologies. 8. Furthering the decolonisation
project.