Jeane W. Anastas is professor emerita at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. She is a recipient of the Council on Social Work Education’s award for Greatest Recent Contribution to Social Work Education and is past president of the National Association of Social Workers. Her books include Doctoral Education in Social Work (2012).
Jeane Anastas has written the complete guide to teaching in social work education. With numerous practical tips for teaching and learning, Teaching in Social Work is filled with everything you will need to know, from understanding learning styles to assessment tools and different methods for effective pedagogy. The coverage on diversity, equity, and inclusion in learning makes the book a timely source for building an inclusive classroom. -- Cynthia Franklin, editor in chief of the <i>Encyclopedia of Social Work</i> Teaching in Social Work provides a highly intelligent, up-to-date synthesis of social work theory, practice, and trends, plus selected insights from andragogy. Anastas's organization of this material within a 'teaching-and-learning-in-environment' framework remains an important and original contribution to social work education. A true tour de force. -- Edwina S. Uehara, dean of University of Washington School of Social Work In this second edition, Anastas takes a rigorous and refreshing approach to advancing critical thinking and applications about the content, process, and impact of teaching in the social work profession. Teaching in Social Work contributes immensely to the reader's understanding and implementation of the critical issues of understanding and assessing student learning outcomes and teaching effectiveness. -- Darrell Wheeler, Iona College Teaching in Social Work is an essential text for social work educators. Anastas describes well the unique considerations in the practice of social work education not addressed in other texts. -- Lance Peterson, University of St. Thomas