The University of South Carolina School of Social Work, 1934-1954

<p>This dissertation examines the School of Social Work at the University of South Carolina from 1934-1954. This first attempt at establishing a school of social work failed after twenty years of inconsistent performance. The primary concern of the study is to uncover and describe the events that led to the closing of the school. To that end, the full history of the school is examined within its social and political contexts using a historical narrative methodology. As a result of this study, I conclude that although discrimination based on gender and race had an indirect on the School's failure to succeed, a lack of effective educational leadership directly led to the closing.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Social Work

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Townsend, Elaine Walker

Contributors dc:contributor

• Naomi Farber

• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Social Work
• Commission for Interracial Cooperation
• Conference of Social Work
• gender
• social work education
• South Carolina
• southern progressivism

Statement dc:rights

• © 2009, Elaine Walker Townsend

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/103

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1104