Science and social work
Subtitle: a critical appraisal
By: Stuart A. Kirk and William J. Reid.
Contributors: Reid, William James, 1928-
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Social service; Science -- Methodology; Knowledge, Sociology of
Description: A critical appraisal of the strategies and methods that have been used to develop knowledge for social work practice. It identifies the major ways in which social workers have drawn upon scientific knowledge and techniques, placing each one in historical perspective by explaining the nature of the problems it was designed to solve and the philosophical, political, and practical questions it raised.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-248) and indexes.