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Beth Archer-Kuhn

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

  • 2015–2019
    Dr, University of Calgary

Publications

  • 2021
    International 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.
  • 2021
    Routledge 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
  • 2021
    Teaching and Learning Inquiry, Min(d)ing the gap: Comparing student and instructor experiences with critical reflection
  • 2020
    Social Work Education, Growing together: Cultivating inquiry-based learning in social work education
  • 2020
    Journal 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
  • 2020
    British Journal of Social Work, Transformative Learning in Field Education: Students Bridging the Theory/Practice Gap
  • 2020
    Teaching and Learning Inquiry, Inquiry-based learning as a facilitator to student engagement in higher education
  • 2020
    Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Putting social justice in social work education through inquiry- based learning.
  • 2020
    Social Work Education, Canadian reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in social work education: From tsunami to innovation.
  • 2020
    Journal of Education and Training Studies, Inquiry-based learning in higher education: A pedagogy of trust
  • 2019
    The Conversation, Fix science grad students' training gap and create job market-ready graduates.
  • 2019
    Social Work Education, The obscure nature of Signature Pedagogy in Social Work Education? A Canadian Perspective.
  • 2019
    Studies in Higher Education, Transformative learning in graduate education: Masters of social work students define their experiences of personal and professional learning.
  • 2019
    Families in Society, Understanding the parent experience in child custody decision-making: How social workers can help
  • 2019
    Journal of Transformative Education, Teaching for Transformation: Masters of Social Work Students Identify Teaching Approaches that Made a Difference
  • 2018
    Social Inclusion, Gendered practices in child protection. A call for shifting practices away from mother accountability and father invisibility in situations of domestic violence.
  • 2018
    The Qualitative Report, Discovering Meaning-Making in A Child Custody Context: The Combined Benefits of Using van Manen’s Phenomenology and A Critical Lens.
  • 2018
    Journal of Social Work Practice, Exploring Team Leaders’ Perceptions of Bowen’s Family of Origin Supervisory Training
  • 2018
    Qualitative Inquiry in Social Work, What’s in a name? Thematic analyses as we know them
  • 2018
    Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Domestic violence and high conflict are not the same: A gendered analysis
  • 2014
    Journal 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
  • 2014
    Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, Challenging contextual factors in university- community partnerships.
  • 2013
    Teaching Innovations Project, Structured Controversy: Inquiry-based learning in place of traditional group presentations

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Understanding trauma-informed pedagogy in online education during turbulent times
    Role:
    24,650.00
    Funding Source:
    D2L Innovation Guild Fund
  • 2020
    An 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
  • 2020
    Promising 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
  • 2019
    Students in Driver Seats: Informational Interviews for Careers, Entrepreneurship and Research
    Role:
    57,000.00
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2019
    Shifting 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
  • 2019
    Impacts 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
  • 2018
    Curiosity and Inquiry-Based Learning in Higher Education: Working Conference
    Role:
    24,798.00
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2018
    Developing 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
  • 2018
    Exploring Risk and Trust in IBL
    Role:
    4290.00
    Funding Source:
    University of Prince Edward Island
  • 2017
    Inquiry-based learning in undergraduate social work education
    Role:
    9960.00
    Funding Source:
    Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
  • 2017
    experiences 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
  • 2016
    Inquiry-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
  • 2016
    Develop 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