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Social Work Science
Ian Shaw
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Description for Social Work Science
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
What is the role of science in social work? Ian Shaw considers social work inventions, evidence-based practice, the history of scientific claims in social work practice, technology, and social work research methodology to demonstrate the significant role that scientific language and practice play in the complex world of social work. By treating science as a social action marked by the interplay of choice, activity, and constraints, Shaw links scientific and social work knowledge through the core themes of the nature of evidence, critical learning and understanding, justice, and the skilled evaluation of the subject. He shows specifically how to ... Read more
What is the role of science in social work? Ian Shaw considers social work inventions, evidence-based practice, the history of scientific claims in social work practice, technology, and social work research methodology to demonstrate the significant role that scientific language and practice play in the complex world of social work. By treating science as a social action marked by the interplay of choice, activity, and constraints, Shaw links scientific and social work knowledge through the core themes of the nature of evidence, critical learning and understanding, justice, and the skilled evaluation of the subject. He shows specifically how to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
606g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231166409
SKU
V9780231166409
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About Ian Shaw
Ian Shaw is professor of social work at the Aalborg University in Denmark and emeritus professor at the University of York. His most recent books include Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work (2014) and the four volume series Social Work Research (2016).
Reviews for Social Work Science
This thoughtful book succinctly analyzes the longstanding tensions between science and art, science and action, and science and values that have influenced social work scholarship, practice, and education for over a century. Shaw illuminates contemporary debates over the nature and purpose of social work research by placing them in their historical, ideological, and political contexts.
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