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School of HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of SOCIAL WORK E. FREDERICK ANDERSON
Office: KING HALL A3044
Professor Anderson is committed to teaching, learning and educational leadership. UPon his arrival at Cal State L.A., he had an opportunity to provide the leadership which led to the ultimate approval of a new Master of Social Work degree, something which had been in the State Master Plan for several years. Professor Anderson also led the Department of Social Work to its longest Accreditation Award, eight years, which will require reaffirmation in the year 2001. The Department of Social Work also received an outstanding internal program review. Professor Anderson presided over unprecedented growth in the Social Work program during his tenure as Chair which ended in the Summer of 1996. Professor Anderson taught at San Diego State University and was Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the School of Social Work and was appointed to the position of Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at San Diego State University in the late 1970's. Growth in enrollment occurred shortly after his arrival due to an outstanding demand for Social Work from students and the community. The actual numbers reported were from 160 Full Time Equivalent Students to 331 full time equivalent students.
Teahing goals and pedagogy are direced toward demystification of arcane language, especially in research and social policy. Given the diverse student presence, there is an excellent opportunity to experiment with teaching and to be responsive to rapid social change. Professor Anderson's major teaching interests lie in balancing clinical intervention with a knowledge of oppressed communities and focusing on strengths in populations at risk as opposed to deficits. He has found that exploratory and qualitative research make possible the understanding of the hopes and aspirations of minority groups who, being misunderstood, have been researched with inappropriate questions. He is particularly interested in research which refutes stereotypes and seeks truth. One area for all of the academic community is what is done with negative findings or findings which do not suit the researcher's view.
Most of my research has revolved around issues affecting Black families and the impact of welfare bureacracies on those families caught in socioeconomic distress. He has also taught courses in Institutional Racism by removing the high emotive responses from the term in order that true learning ocur. Finally , Professor Anderson believes that teaching students who are not research oriented to nevertheless become consumers of research contributes to a well rounded education by alerting students to the manipulatino of data for favorable outcomes. This is particularly prolematic in the social sciences where most of the variables are diffuse, not discrete. Representative Professional Activities
Ph.D. SOCIAL WORK 1976 M.S.W. SOCIAL WORK 1967 B.A. SOCIOLOGY/SOCIAL WELFARE OPTION 1965
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