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Young people, social workers and social work education: the role of digital skills

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López Peláez, Antonio, Erro-Garcés, Amaya, Gómez-Ciriano, Emilio José·2020·Social Work Education

Abstract

This paper addresses a key issue in the development of youth-focused social work: the role of digital skills in the relationship between young people and social workers who work with these native digital users. To this end, we analysed data from the International Digital Economy and Society Index 2019 and Eurostat. Information from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey and a survey conducted by the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the British Association of Social Workers supported the empirical analysis. The main findings reveal a gap between the level of digital skills required in the labour market and the actual level of digital skills in both young people and social workers, despite efforts by both groups to improve their skills. Initiatives to foster digital skills are therefore recommended to bridge this digital divide. Lastly, it was concluded that both groups could act as mutual drivers of digital transformation.

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Authors
López Peláez, A., Erro-Garcés, A., & Gómez-Ciriano, E. J.
Affiliations
  • Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, UNED, Madrid, Spain
  • Department of Business Administration, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
  • Department of Social Law and Social Work, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain
Venue
Social Work Education
Published
2020-08-17
Volume
39
Issue
6
Pages
825-842
ISSN
  • 0261-5479 (ISSN-L)
  • 1470-1227
OpenAlex
W3059813297
Cited by
73
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 2
FWCI
18.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Social Work Education (publishedVersion)
  • Academica-e (Universidad Pública de Navarra) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Public Administration › Social Work Education and Practice
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Digital literacy in education
  • Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Sciences and Policies
Keywords
digital skills, youth, social workers, digital divide, digital transformation, digital economy

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