‘Meta-learning’ in a postcolonial Malaysian context: International placements of UK students

• Main Authors: Sara Ashencaen, Crabtree, Jonathan, Parker, Azman, A., Dolly, Paul Carlo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2010
• Subjects: GN Anthropology; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45430/1/Dr%20Dolly_Meta-learning.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45430/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This paper discusses the outcomes of a study concerning the international placement of British social work students in social welfare settings in Malaysia. Research data generated focuses on the learning processes experienced by the students placed in an unfamiliar, postcolonial context, especially...