Improving Social Intervention: Changing Social Policy and Social Work Practice Through Research

Gandy, John (Editor)/ Robertson, Alex (Editor)/ Sinclair, Susan (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1138236756 / ISBN 13: 9781138236752

Published by Taylor & Francis, 2017

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306 pages. 8.50x5.43x1.18 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Improving Social Intervention: Changing Social Policy and Social Work Practice Through Research
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138236756
• ISBN 13: 9781138236752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.72 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book, first published in 1983, considers the whole problem of how social research can lead to improvement in practice in social policy and social work. In the first section, individual chapters discuss the political context within which research is commissioned and used, through consideration of the politics of comparative research and of the application of research findings to policy-making in the personal social services. The problems of putting policy into practice and using research in a systematic and predictable way for improving situation is also examined. This title will be of interest to students of the Sociology, Education and Social Policy.

About the Author

John Gandy, Alex Robertson, Susan Sinclair