Disciplinary research agendas and institutional arrangements for evaluation research

Author: Cheetham J.

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, Volume 7, Number 2, April 1998 , pp. 159-166(8)

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Abstract:

An evaluation agenda for social work to strengthen the research foundations for practice requires more replication, an extension of the range of outcomes it is possible to study and a narrowing of the gap between research, policy and practice. Enlarging understanding of social work's political functions and its relationship to welfare entails research programmes, strongly rooted in the social sciences, which include analysis of community interventions, social work's regulating and mediating functions, and exploration of the personal and social circumstances of those who achieve success and well-being despite their vulnerabilities and limited life chances.Universities, independent research institutions and social work agencies are the necessary locations for this substantial and diverse agenda.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland.

Publication date: 1998-04-01