Religion and spirituality as a core module in social work education in Nigeria: perspectives of social work educators

IF 0.8 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2022-07-28 DOI:10.1080/15426432.2022.2089316

P. U. Agbawodikeizu, S. Levy, P. Ekoh, N. Chukwu, U. Okoye

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ABSTRACT Religion and spirituality are central to everyday life in Nigeria. Social work educators recognize that learning cannot be separated from the influence of context, including religion and spirituality. This study presents the first empirical inquiry into religion and spirituality in social work education in Nigeria. The qualitative study explored the inclusion of religion and spirituality on Nigerian social work programs from the viewpoints of social work educators, adopting a phenomenological approach. Data from key informants’ semi-structured interviews with 12 purposively sampled social work educators based at three Nigerian universities (University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Benin, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University) were analyzed thematically. The findings highlight the importance of religion and spirituality in social work education; yet point to coverage being limited and located within elective modules, and for social work educators to recognize the relevance of religious and spiritual aspects of their students’ and service users’ existence in developing educational curricula. The study calls for prioritizing the integration of religion and spirituality in social work degree programs. Strengthening the links between religion, spirituality, and social work will better prepare future practitioners to be cultural component and work with the profession’s values of social justice.

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宗教与灵性是尼日利亚社会工作教育的核心模块:社会工作教育者的视角

宗教和灵性是尼日利亚日常生活的核心。社会工作教育者认识到，学习不能脱离环境的影响，包括宗教和灵性。本研究首次对尼日利亚社会工作教育中的宗教与灵性进行实证研究。本定性研究采用现象学方法，从社会工作教育者的角度探讨尼日利亚社会工作项目中宗教和灵性的包容性。数据来自关键举报人对尼日利亚三所大学(尼日利亚大学，恩苏卡;贝宁大学和Nnamdi Azikiwe大学)进行了主题分析。研究结果强调了宗教和灵性在社会工作教育中的重要性;然而，指出覆盖范围有限，并且位于选修模块中，并要求社会工作教育者认识到其学生和服务用户存在的宗教和精神方面在制定教育课程中的相关性。该研究呼吁在社会工作学位课程中优先考虑宗教和灵性的融合。加强宗教、灵性和社会工作之间的联系将更好地为未来的从业者做好准备，使他们成为文化的组成部分，并与社会正义的职业价值观一起工作。

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JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WORK-

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期刊介绍： In the Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, scholars, researchers, and practitioners examine issues of social justice and religion as they relate to the development of policy and delivery of social services. In addition to timely literature reviews, the journal presents up-to-date, in-depth, expert information on: sectarian and nonsectarian approaches to spirituality and ethics; justice and peace; philosophically oriented aspects of religion in the social services; conceptual frameworks; the philosophy of social work; and a great deal more.