Liminality and learning: international placements as a rite of passage

• Main Authors: Parker, Jonathan, Ashencaen Crabtree, Sara, Baba, Ismail, Carlu, Dolly Paul, Azman, Azlinda
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/16548/; http://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2012.691715
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This article reports findings from a collaborative study of UK student learning in Malaysia. We analyze the concept of liminality as a means of understanding the transitional process between states and statuses that social work students experience in practice learning. Here, in specific reference to...