TY - CHAP AU - Eric Kyere AU - Lalit Khandare ED - Bala Raju Nikku Y1 - 2020-05-21 PY - 2020 T1 - The Role of Social Work Education in Fostering Empowerment of People of African Descent: The Significance of the History of Slavery and Colonialism N2 - This edited book, Global Social Work - Cutting Edge Issues and Critical Reflections, presents global social work expertise, practical tools, and an iterative and reflective process for developing a global social work pedagogy that advances deep disciplinary learning. The authors offer the specifics of a justice based, decolonizing global social work education and practice. This book will be an asset to faculty communities interested in specializing in global social work. The book offers hope that the faculty, students, and practitioners of social work develop an intercultural, international, cross-border critical approach that further prepares them to meet the global standards of social work education and research and at the same time skillfully act, advocate, and transform global communities and their role in a globalized world. BT - Global Social Work SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92179 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.92179 SN - 978-1-83880-475-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-16 ER -