Published In
British Journal of Social Work
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
12-13-2021
Subjects
Social Work education, Pedagogy
Abstract
Although social work research is commonly rooted within social service settings, it can be difficult for social work researchers and practitioners to develop and sustain participatory studies that specifically promote knowledge sharing and service improvement involving organisational practice. One participatory approach is practice research (PR), which involves social work researchers and practitioners collaborating to define, understand and try to improve the delivery of health and social care services and organisational structures and processes. The two goals of this commentary are to introduce essential methods and approaches to PR and to identify points of connection involving PR and social service organisational studies. Our specific focus on PR in statutory, voluntary and private social service organisations reflects efforts to connect practice, theory and qualitative and quantitative research methods to develop and share organisationally-situated knowledge.
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DOI
10.1093/bjsw/bcab246
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37362
Citation Details
McBeath, Bowen; Austin, Michael J.; Carnochan, Sarah; and Chuang, Emmeline, "Practice Research Methods in Social Work: Processes, Applications and Implications for Social Service Organisations" (2021). School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations. 586.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37362
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This is the author’s version of a work. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in The British Journal of Social Work.