Technicist education: paving the way for the rise of the social work robots?

Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 139 - 154
Published: Aug 1, 2019
Abstract
This article seeks to explicate one form of technical rationality (ie the technological development of robotics) in social work education and practice. As advances in robotics evolve, questions are raised about the role of technicist education in reducing social work practice to a set of tasks that are repeatable, formulaic and linear (ie tasks that robots are capable of performing). We conduct a critical synthesis of the literature to explore...
Paper Details
Title
Technicist education: paving the way for the rise of the social work robots?
Published Date
Aug 1, 2019
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
139 - 154
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