University of Southampton decided to stop teaching social work due to lack of credible research in the discipline. (May 2012) http://www.examiner.com/article/university-of-southampton-decides-to-stop-teaching-social-work
Beware! I think the blogger who wrote that article has an axe to grind,* and he's misinterpreted the University's letter.
The key bit of the post is:
The university went on to cite they have realized after careful consideration there is a “lack of credible and excellent international research available regarding social work studies in existence" and for that apparent reason, it was decided the courses will no longer be taught at their university.
But that "lack of credible and excellent international research" quotation doesn't appear in th...
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