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posted on 2024-09-19, 23:07 authored by Jane Maidment, Beth CrispBeth Crisp
In this article we address how a contemporary adaptation of the ‘speed dating’ model was used for educational purposes with two cohorts of social work students. We outline the dimensions of ‘speed dating’ as a contemporary social phenomenon, then address how this model relates specifically to groupwork process, and can be used to facilitate social work student learning. The curriculum for two classroom group activities using the ‘speed dating’ model are outlined, the first to develop university level study skills, the second for debriefing field placement learning experiences. Finally we examine why the ‘speed dating’ metaphor was successful in provoking a playful yet constructively creative space for students to engage in groupwork process.

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Journal

Groupwork

Volume

17

Pagination

13-27

ISSN

0951-824X

eISSN

1746-6091

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

2

Publisher

Whiting & Birch, Ltd.

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