About the editors:Carolyn Noble is professor emerita at the Victoria University, Melbourne and inaugural professor of social work at the Australian College of Applied Psychology in Sydney, Australia. Helle Strauss is senior lecturer at the Metropolitan University College, Institute of Social Work, Denmark. Brian Littlechild is professor of social work at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

• PrefacePart 1: theory of social work1. Towards identifying a philosophical basis of social work by Carolyn Noble and Mark Henrickson2. Transnational social work: a new paradigm with perspectives by Isidor Wallimann3. Transcending disciplinary, professional and national borders in social work education by Silvia Staub-Bernasconi4. Educating social workers without boundaries through the Intercultural Social Intervention Model (ISIM) by María-José Aguilar-Idáñez and Daniel Buraschi5. Indigenism and Australian social work by Christine Fejo-KingPart 2: social work as a profession6. Envisioning a professional identity: charting pathways through social work education in India by Vimla V. Nadkarni and Sandra Joseph7. Social work education in Indonesia: challenges and reforms by Fentiny Nugroho and Kanya Eka Santi8. Social work education in South Asia: diverse, dynamic and disjointed? by Bala Raju Nikku9. Social work education and family in Latin America: a case study by Carolina Muñoz-Guzmán, Sandra Mancinas and Nelly NucciPart 3: the development of social work education courses10. Social work education in the Caribbean: charting pathways to growth and globalisation by Letnie Rock and Cerita Buchanan11. Social work education and training in southern and east Africa: yesterday, today and tomorrow by Rodreck Mupedziswa and Refilwe P. Sinkamba12. The current status and future challenges of social work education in South Korea by In-young Han and Jung-won LimPart 4: the social work curriculum13. Social work education in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia by Barbara Staniforth and Carolyn Noble14. Social work education in the United States: beyond boundaries by Clara Shockley and Frank R. Baskind15. Social work education in the United Kingdom by Brian Littlechild and Karen LyonsPart 5: social work and the welfare state16. International social work education: the Canadian context by Mehmoona Moosa-Mitha17. Economic crises, neoliberalism, and the US welfare state: trends, outcomes and political struggle by Mimi Abramovitz18. The Nordic welfare model, civil society and social work by Gurid Aga Askeland and Helle Strauss Part 6: social work and social change19. Social work education in the post-socialist and post-modern era: the case of Ukraine by Tetyana Semigina and Oksano Boyko20. Social work education in Eastern Europe: can post-communism be followed by diversity? by Darja Zaviršek21. Social work education as a catalyst for social change and social development: case study of a Master of Social Work Program in China by Angelina W.K. Yuen-Tsang, Ben H.B. Ku and Sibin Wang Part 7: social work and political activism22. Reflections of an activist social worker: challenging human rights violations by Linda Briskman23. Contesting the neoliberal global agenda: lessons from activists by Maureen Wilson, Avery Calhoun and Elizabeth Whitmore24. No issue, no politics: towards a New Left in social work education by Mel Gray and Stephen A. WebbPart 8: the past and the future of social work25. Learning from our past: climate change and disaster interventions in practice by Lena Dominelli26. Social work education: current trends and future directions by Vishanthie Sewpaul27. Global education for social work: old debates and future directions for international social work by Lynne M. HealyContributors

'Besides benefitting those interested and involved in international social work, it also serves as a stepping stone for those seeking to engage in the relevant discourses about international social work and social work education from a global perspective.'