Access to social work education : correlations between applicant performance on selection tasks, demographics and success as a student

Abstract

This study supports existing literature:

- documenting the ineffectiveness of selection criteria for social work programmes

- addresses a gap in scholarship by examining the value of specific selection tools and measures.

- Factors that do correlate with student success suggest that being well-resourced as a student is paramount.

- Supporting students to succeed during the course of their study may be of higher value than attempting to select “suitable” students in the first place.