How Students in the Danish Social Work Education conceptualize Social Justice

Background
Despite the international definition of Social work (IFSW 2014) and the Danish social work professions ethical values claims that social justice is a prominent ideal in social work, the concept is rarely addressed explicitly in legislation regarding The Social Work Education in Denmark, and in the Curriculum of Social Work. International research shows that despite the concept's prominent position in social work, social justice is rarely articulated in social work practice, and social justice lack a strong theoretical base in social work (Hawkins et al. 2001; Taylor et al. 2017). On one hand the profession claims to enhance wellbeing based on the principle of social justice, and on the other hand social justice is very seldom used as an explicit term in Social Work Education or in practice. The puzzle is how the concept of social justice maintain as an ideal in social work despite being rarely used in the legislation regarding Social Work Education and in The Education curriculum.

Research questions
How do students from The Social Work Education conceptualize social justice?
Which theoretical perspectives on social justice can be explored?
Method
The project's empirical evidence consists surveys with students from The Social Work Education in Aarhus. The students are selected according to the criteria; students before and after the internship
Findings
The survey shows that students find social work obligated to strive for social justice. The survey also shows that terms related to both a structural and individual perspective were used when students conceptualize social justice.