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Challenges in Social Work Education in the Context of Social Work in Japanese Society

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This Chapter examines the concept of social work in Japanese society and distinguishes between social work/social welfare in Japanese context and the mainstream of social work. The chapter help to understanding the context of social work education and development related issues in Japan.

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  1. Asian Research Institute for International Social Work, Shukutoku University, Chiba, Japan

    Kana Matsuo

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  1. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Sajid S.M.

  2. Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Rajendra Baikady

  3. Department of Social Work, Shandong University, Shandong, China

    Cheng Sheng-Li

  4. Department of Social Welfare, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan

    Haruhiko Sakaguchi

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Matsuo, K. (2020). Challenges in Social Work Education in the Context of Social Work in Japanese Society. In: S.M., S., Baikady, R., Sheng-Li, C., Sakaguchi, H. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39966-5_3

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