From University Writing to Workplace Writing
This is a case study of social work students’ initial experiences with professional writing at the workplace. The paper addresses the issue of academic writing with special attention to the types of documents written by social work students on their fieldwork placements using twelve students who vo...
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
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| author | U. Nkateng D. Kasule |
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This is a case study of social work students’ initial experiences with professional writing at the workplace. The paper addresses the issue of academic writing with special attention to the types of documents written by social work students on their fieldwork placements using twelve students who volunteered to be interviewed. Their views are that their academic writing differs according to the preferences of their individual lecturers rather than the requirement of the work situation. We recommend that in these difficult times when graduates globally are faced with employability challenges, university writing courses be aligned to the demands of their prospective employer.
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| spelling | doaj.art-eeb28715d393485797d87bf78c309ca72023-09-03T13:37:57ZengNordic Africa Research NetworkNordic Journal of African Studies1459-94652016-06-0125210.53228/njas.v25i2.113From University Writing to Workplace WritingU. NkatengD. Kasule This is a case study of social work students’ initial experiences with professional writing at the workplace. The paper addresses the issue of academic writing with special attention to the types of documents written by social work students on their fieldwork placements using twelve students who volunteered to be interviewed. Their views are that their academic writing differs according to the preferences of their individual lecturers rather than the requirement of the work situation. We recommend that in these difficult times when graduates globally are faced with employability challenges, university writing courses be aligned to the demands of their prospective employer. https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/113 |
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