In Search of the Continuum

Florida International University Do students with prior academic preparation in social work perform better in graduate school than students who do not have a BSW? Master's students in a southeastern school of social work were sur-veyed about their background, general psychosocial adjustment, ad-justment to and attitudes toward graduate school, and graduate academic performance. Forced-entry multiple regression was used to control simultaneously for the effect of background and adjustment factors on four outcome variables: Grade Point Average in the most recent semesters; Stress as a Student; Educational Program Satisfac-tion; and Professional Social Work Commitment. Having a BSW was