Integrating Knowledge and Practice: The Case of Social Work and Social Science

Abstract

Introduction: Evolution and Change in the Relationship between Social Work and Social Science by David J. Tucker, Charles Garvin, and Rosemary Sarri Promises and Problems Introduction: Progress and Problems in the Integration of Knowledge and Practice by David J. Tucker Making Decisions about Integration by Eileen Gambrill Mechanism, Conflict, and Cultural Symbol: Three Views of the Relationship between Social Insight and Social Transformation by Richard H. Price Knowledge for Policy and Practice by David Laws and Martin Rein Content Analysis of Social Work Dissertation Papers: Epistemological Implications by Richard E. Boettcher Research and Social Policy: Conceptual Frameworks and Social Inequality by Adam Jamrozik Social Science and Social Work Introduction: How Social Science Contributes to Social Work by Charles Garvin Schema, Niches, and Nodes: Social Cognitive Resources for Contemporary Social Work Practice by Aaron M. Brower and Paula S. Nurius Community Organization, New Social Movement Theory, and the Condition of Post-Modernity by Robert Fisher and Joseph Kling The Theory and Practice of Decision-Making by Sherri Shienfeld, with Narayan Viswanathan Expanding Theories of Occupational Structure: Examining the Relationship between Family Responsive Policies and Worker Well-Being by Susan Lambert Grounded Theory: A Methodology for Integrating Social Work and Social Science Theory by Susan Bernstein, Harriet Goodman, and Irwin Epstein Introduction of Chaos and Complexity Theory to Social Work by James Patrick Mace Social Work to Social Science Introduction: Social Work Perspectives on the Integration of Social Work and Social Science by Rosemary Sarri Macro Practice for the 21st Century: An Empowerment Perspective by Elaine Gutierrez Social Work Education in Context: Hong Kong Polytechnic File by Diana Mak and Tsang Nai-ming The Interface between Social Sciences and Social Work: The Case of European Mental Health Social Work by Shulamit Ramon Integrating Work Team Effectiveness with Social Work Practice: An Ecological Approach by Diane Vinokur-Kaplan Of Penguins and Policies: Communications between Policy Researchers and Decision-Makers by Armand Lauffer Rediscovering the Lives of Women: A Feminist Critique of the Social Science-Social Work Connection by Mimi Abramovitz Human Resources in the Industrialized Societies: The Need for New Social Concepts and Perspectives by Adam Jamrozik Social Stratification and Psychological Debilitation: A Review with Practice Implications by John F. Longres Themes and Perspectives Themes and Perspectives on Integration and Related Models by Edwin J. Thomas A History of Educational Integration in One Program Doctoral Education in Social Work and Social Science at Michigan by Robert D. Vinter and Rosemary Sarri References Index