Department of Social Well-being, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct 6;21(10):1323. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21101323.
Besides their educational mission, public schools ground and support the health and psychological, emotional, and social development of students. The educational system is special because it combines multiple integrated responsibilities and duties that transcend the scope of any other social welfare program. Social workers are crucial constituents of educational systems and are expected to attend to the well-being of students while ensuring the effective performance of the educational system. Given such rigorous demands, this study assesses and compares the actual functions undertaken by social workers in schools in the United Arab Emirates during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In so doing, it aims to help improve educational systems worldwide. The nuanced results of this study will better elucidate the crucial capabilities of social workers in the dynamic educational system and illuminate the challenges they confront during emergencies.
除了教育使命外，公立学校还为学生的身心健康以及心理、情感和社会发展提供基础和支持。教育系统很特殊，因为它结合了多种综合性的责任和义务，超越了任何其他社会福利计划的范围。社会工作者是教育系统的重要组成部分，他们不仅要关注学生的福祉，还要确保教育系统的有效运作。鉴于这些严格的要求，本研究评估和比较了在 COVID-19 大流行期间和之后，阿联酋学校社会工作者所履行的实际职能。这样做的目的是帮助改善全球的教育系统。本研究细致入微的结果将更好地阐明社会工作者在动态教育系统中的关键能力，并揭示他们在紧急情况下所面临的挑战。
