Call for Research Notes
Social Work and Society aims to contribute to the visibility and progress
of research in social work. According to the mission statement, the objective
of the Research Notes section is to provide an international forum for exchange
and debate on
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Issues, strategies and methods of research in the field of social work
and social policy
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Experiences in the use of research methods, research perspectives and
research strategies
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Tensions and dilemmas of research in the field of social work and social
policy, such as
- tensions that may raise from a mixed commitment of the researcher to social
service users, social work practitioners, social work academia, research
funders and policymakers;
- tensions between basic inquiry and applied research, between theory building
and the objective to improve programmes, policies and practice;
- other dilemmas, such as the unintended use of research outcomes
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Strategies to theorize social work practice
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Strategies to improve social service delivery and social work practice
by research and evaluation
We invite you to submit reports and research projects -- current or completed
-- for discussion, on such topics as:
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- Social problems and social structures, inequality, poverty, social exclusion
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- Social policies, their practical meanings and their consequences
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- The professions in the field of social work and social services, professional
practice and knowledge, methods of social work, etc.
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- Social work education
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- The embeddedness of social work practice in its political framework,
as well as its institutional and organisational context
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- The relationship between service users, professionals and the wider organisational/institutional
context
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- Service user organizations and user movements
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- The outcome of social services and social work practice
Research Notes in this section may appear in two forms:
(1) A Research Report (400-1000 words)
A research note should include concise information on: the researcher/s, the
hosting university / department / research institute; the character of the research,
(e.g. research project, doctoral thesis, etc,); the time frame, resources and
funders; the field of research, issues and research questions; the strategies
and methods of data collection and data analysis; (interim) results, outcome
and open questions.
(2) A Research Article (1000-3000 words)
A research article presents an in-depth discussion of current questions and
challenges in research (such as those listed above) or presents innovative approaches
and methods. It is not designed to present the findings of research.
Research notes should be addressed to:
For Africa, Asia and Europe:
Prof Dr Stefan Schnurr
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz,
Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit,
Institut Kinder- und Jugendhilfe
Thiersteinerallee 57
4053 Basel
Switzerland
Contact: Submit-form
Telephone +41 61 337 27 83
For Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific:
Prof Dr Catherine McDonald
RMIT University, School of Global Studies, Social Science & Planning
GPO Box 2476V
Melbourne VIC 3001
Australia
Contact: Submit-form
Telephone +61 3 9925 1780
For the Americas:
Prof Dr Michael Reisch
University of Maryland,
School of Social Work
525 West Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact: Submit-form
Telephone +41 0706 5088
When submitting a research note, please use the "Guidelines for Authors" found
on the main page of Social Work and Society for quotation and reference
format.