- Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
Dr. Beth Archer-Kuhn is an associate professor with the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Her research agenda is twofold; focusing on teaching strategies and methods in higher education, for example, inquiry-based learning, and outcomes for students (transformational learning), while also pursuing shared parenting and the overlap of families experiencing domestic violence. Both areas of research consider and privilege participant voice.
Experience
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2015–2019Dr, University of Calgary
Publications
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2021International Journal of Social Research Methodology., Recruitment in response to a pandemic: Pivoting a community-based recruitment strategy to Facebook for hard-to-reach populations during COVID-19.
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2021Routledge International Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work, The self-directed practicum: An innovative response to COVID-19 and a crisis in field education
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2021Teaching and Learning Inquiry, Min(d)ing the gap: Comparing student and instructor experiences with critical reflection
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2020Social Work Education, Growing together: Cultivating inquiry-based learning in social work education
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2020Journal of Higher Education, Outreach and Engagement, Student engagement and deep learning in social work education: Reflections on inquiry-based learning on our group study program course in the UK
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2020British Journal of Social Work, Transformative Learning in Field Education: Students Bridging the Theory/Practice Gap
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2020Teaching and Learning Inquiry, Inquiry-based learning as a facilitator to student engagement in higher education
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2020Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Putting social justice in social work education through inquiry- based learning.
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2020Social Work Education, Canadian reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in social work education: From tsunami to innovation.
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2020Journal of Education and Training Studies, Inquiry-based learning in higher education: A pedagogy of trust
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2019The Conversation, Fix science grad students' training gap and create job market-ready graduates.
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2019Social Work Education, The obscure nature of Signature Pedagogy in Social Work Education? A Canadian Perspective.
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2019Studies in Higher Education, Transformative learning in graduate education: Masters of social work students define their experiences of personal and professional learning.
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2019Families in Society, Understanding the parent experience in child custody decision-making: How social workers can help
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2019Journal of Transformative Education, Teaching for Transformation: Masters of Social Work Students Identify Teaching Approaches that Made a Difference
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2018Social Inclusion, Gendered practices in child protection. A call for shifting practices away from mother accountability and father invisibility in situations of domestic violence.
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2018The Qualitative Report, Discovering Meaning-Making in A Child Custody Context: The Combined Benefits of Using van Manen’s Phenomenology and A Critical Lens.
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2018Journal of Social Work Practice, Exploring Team Leaders’ Perceptions of Bowen’s Family of Origin Supervisory Training
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2018Qualitative Inquiry in Social Work, What’s in a name? Thematic analyses as we know them
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2018Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Domestic violence and high conflict are not the same: A gendered analysis
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2014Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, Creating an EBP Framework on a journey to becoming an EBP agency: Pioneers in the field of Children’s Mental Health
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2014Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, Challenging contextual factors in university- community partnerships.
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2013Teaching Innovations Project, Structured Controversy: Inquiry-based learning in place of traditional group presentations
Grants and Contracts
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2020Understanding trauma-informed pedagogy in online education during turbulent times
- Role:
- 24,650.00
- Funding Source:
- D2L Innovation Guild Fund
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2020An international perspective on the use of journaling to promote social work student’s transformative learning and resilience during COVID-19
- Role:
- 1500.00
- Funding Source:
- International Association of Schools of Social Work
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2020Promising Practices for Children and Youth: A Model of Canada-China Collaboration
- Role:
- 199,700.00
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2019Students in Driver Seats: Informational Interviews for Careers, Entrepreneurship and Research
- Role:
- 57,000.00
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2019Shifting Educational Practices with Inquiry-Based Learning: Aspiring to Meet the Educational Needs of Today’s Learner
- Role:
- 40,000.00
- Funding Source:
- Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
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2019Impacts of Shared Parenting on Women and Young Children: The Importance of Differentiating Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
- Role:
- 68,410.00
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2018Curiosity and Inquiry-Based Learning in Higher Education: Working Conference
- Role:
- 24,798.00
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2018Developing Trust in Students, Professors, and the Process within Short-term Higher Education Inquiry-based Learning Environments
- Role:
- 38,368.00
- Funding Source:
- Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
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2018Exploring Risk and Trust in IBL
- Role:
- 4290.00
- Funding Source:
- University of Prince Edward Island
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2017Inquiry-based learning in undergraduate social work education
- Role:
- 9960.00
- Funding Source:
- Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
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2017experiences of professionals working in social service agencies who have participated in curriculum development on a project, Men and Boys, to bring awareness of issues of domestic violence
- Role:
- 15,000.00
- Funding Source:
- URGC, University of Calgary
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2016Inquiry-based student facilitated conference and bring together graduate and undergraduate students from the Universities of Calgary and PEI
- Role:
- 2700.00
- Funding Source:
- Vice President Research Awards, University of Calgary
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2016Develop a research team to pursue funding to map the legal and social services in Calgary, AB, in the areas of domestic violence and child custody
- Role:
- 10,000.00
- Funding Source:
- Alberta Center for Child, Family and Community
Professional Memberships
- Canadian Association of Social Work Education
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Alberta Branch
- Alberta College of Social Workers
Contact Beth for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
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