Teaching social education with and through groups

• Published in: Social work with groups (New York. 1978) Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 227 - 240
• Main Author: Calvo-Sastre, Aina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Routledge 02-07-2020; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: continuous assessment; Education; Educational programs; Experiential learning; Group work; Higher education; Social education; Social work education; Teachers; Teaching; teaching model; Training
• ISSN: 0160-9513; 1540-9481
• DOI: 10.1080/01609513.2019.1593918

This article presents a teaching model applied in the training of social educators under the principles of experiential learning and group work. The model is the result of an innovative teaching experience that took place with students of a bachelor's degree program in social education at a Spanish university. In addition to providing an education and training paradigm in social education with groups, the model promotes learning through groups and shows positive results that can be extended to other subjects in higher education in the social field both in Spain and in other international contexts.