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Social Work for the Twenty-first Century Challenges and Opportunities
In Memoriam by Dr. Roland Meinert
Book Code: C7893
ISBN: 0-275-97893-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97893-8
148 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2006
List Price: $89.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • In a brief but thoughtful work, Pardek and Yuen examine the role of empirically based research in various aspects of social work and argue for enhancing the role of scientific inquiry throughout the discipline. Their book includes brief but informative chapters examining the role of scientific methodology in current social work practice, professional education, and scholarly publication. Responding to the rise of postmodern theory in the discipline, the authors offer a clear, succinct critique of trends within the profession and provide one vision for its future development. While perhaps somewhat oversensitive to perceptions of their discipline as "non-rigorous and anti-intellectual," Pardek and Yuen present strong, persuasive arguments that students, practitioners, teachers, and scholars should carefully consider....A vigorous debate in the profession would be a welcome and appropriate legacy for Pardek, a prolific researcher and noted scholar who passed away while developing this treatise. Highly recommended. Collections supporting social work programs.
    —Choice
    January 2007
  • Its primary message concerns the tendency among both social work educators and practitioners to draw on intuition, experience and the authority of teachers when applying knowledge to practice challenges. Of course, this is hardly a new complaint, but Pardeck and Yeun deal with it sensitively and reveal a willingness to be flexible and accommodate the insights of "non-scientific" approaches....The book is a welcome additio to the literature on the challenges facing social work today....The book deserves to be widely consulted by anyone concerned with the issue of how social work can enhance its knowledge base and strengthn its role in both the academy and the world of practice.
    —Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
    September 2007
  • Pardeck and Yuen examine the challenges and opportunities for the field of social work, a discipline that is now some 100 years old. Coverage includes discussion of the common methods used in social work practices; the development of social work knowledge using systematic approaches endorsed by science and evidences; considerations for revising professional social work education programs; scholarly productivity of social work journal editors, as a means of using scientific approaches to empirically establish the field's knowledge base and credibility; and other suggested strategies for advancing the profession. For social work scholars, students, and professionals.
    —Reference & Research Book News
    August 2006
Description: This work is a critical analysis of the various aspects of social work education and practice. It argues that social work is still a profession searching for a firm identity and a clear and respectful image. The incorporation of science and scientific approach into social work education and practice appears to be the key for the profession to continue to grow and gain its rightful place in the professional and academic communities. Lastly, this book is intended to generate productive dialogues to advance the profession and its educational processes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Diverse Social Work Practices
  • A Call for Scientifically Based Practice
  • An Analysis of Social Work Education
  • Scholarly Productivity of Social Work Journal Reviewers
  • Strategies for Improving the Profession of Social Work in the 21st Century
LC Card Number: 2005034110
LCC Class: HV11
Dewey Class: 361
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