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Social Work in the Laboratory: Using Microworlds for Practice Research

2011; Oxford University Press; Volume: 41; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/bjsw/bcr014

1468-263X

David Wastell, Sue Peckover, Susan J. White, Karen Broadhurst, Christopher Hall, Andrew Pithouse,

Homelessness and Social Issues

Journal Article Social Work in the Laboratory: Using Microworlds for Practice Research Get access David Wastell, David Wastell * David Wastell is Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School. His current interests are in public sector reform, innovation and design, and cognitive ergonomics. Sue Peckover is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. Sue has a background in health visiting and her research interests include professional practice in child health and welfare. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. Her recent research has focused on information sharing and performance management in children's services. Sue is Chair of the Association of Professors of Social Work and Editor in Chief of Child and Family Social Work. Karen Broadhurst is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University. Her research interests centre on the organisation and delivery of child welfare services. She has a particular interest in the use of ethnographic methods to examine the enactment of law and social policy. Christopher Hall is a Social Care Researcher in the School of Medicine and Health at the University of Durham. His research interests are discourse and narrative approaches to social work, particularly regarding professional–service user communication. Andy Pithouse is Director of Research at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences. He has published widely on children's services and their organisational, professional and policy contexts. *Correspondence to Professor David Wastell, Nottingham University Business School, Wollaton Road, Nottingham, NG8 1BB, UK. E-mail: david.wastell@nottingham.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sue Peckover, Sue Peckover David Wastell is Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School. His current interests are in public sector reform, innovation and design, and cognitive ergonomics. Sue Peckover is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. Sue has a background in health visiting and her research interests include professional practice in child health and welfare. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. Her recent research has focused on information sharing and performance management in children's services. Sue is Chair of the Association of Professors of Social Work and Editor in Chief of Child and Family Social Work. Karen Broadhurst is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University. Her research interests centre on the organisation and delivery of child welfare services. She has a particular interest in the use of ethnographic methods to examine the enactment of law and social policy. Christopher Hall is a Social Care Researcher in the School of Medicine and Health at the University of Durham. His research interests are discourse and narrative approaches to social work, particularly regarding professional–service user communication. Andy Pithouse is Director of Research at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences. He has published widely on children's services and their organisational, professional and policy contexts. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sue White, Sue White David Wastell is Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School. His current interests are in public sector reform, innovation and design, and cognitive ergonomics. Sue Peckover is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. Sue has a background in health visiting and her research interests include professional practice in child health and welfare. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. Her recent research has focused on information sharing and performance management in children's services. Sue is Chair of the Association of Professors of Social Work and Editor in Chief of Child and Family Social Work. Karen Broadhurst is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University. Her research interests centre on the organisation and delivery of child welfare services. She has a particular interest in the use of ethnographic methods to examine the enactment of law and social policy. Christopher Hall is a Social Care Researcher in the School of Medicine and Health at the University of Durham. His research interests are discourse and narrative approaches to social work, particularly regarding professional–service user communication. Andy Pithouse is Director of Research at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences. He has published widely on children's services and their organisational, professional and policy contexts. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Karen Broadhurst, Karen Broadhurst David Wastell is Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School. His current interests are in public sector reform, innovation and design, and cognitive ergonomics. Sue Peckover is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. Sue has a background in health visiting and her research interests include professional practice in child health and welfare. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. Her recent research has focused on information sharing and performance management in children's services. Sue is Chair of the Association of Professors of Social Work and Editor in Chief of Child and Family Social Work. Karen Broadhurst is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University. Her research interests centre on the organisation and delivery of child welfare services. She has a particular interest in the use of ethnographic methods to examine the enactment of law and social policy. Christopher Hall is a Social Care Researcher in the School of Medicine and Health at the University of Durham. His research interests are discourse and narrative approaches to social work, particularly regarding professional–service user communication. Andy Pithouse is Director of Research at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences. He has published widely on children's services and their organisational, professional and policy contexts. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Chris Hall, Chris Hall David Wastell is Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School. His current interests are in public sector reform, innovation and design, and cognitive ergonomics. Sue Peckover is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. Sue has a background in health visiting and her research interests include professional practice in child health and welfare. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. Her recent research has focused on information sharing and performance management in children's services. Sue is Chair of the Association of Professors of Social Work and Editor in Chief of Child and Family Social Work. Karen Broadhurst is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University. Her research interests centre on the organisation and delivery of child welfare services. She has a particular interest in the use of ethnographic methods to examine the enactment of law and social policy. Christopher Hall is a Social Care Researcher in the School of Medicine and Health at the University of Durham. His research interests are discourse and narrative approaches to social work, particularly regarding professional–service user communication. Andy Pithouse is Director of Research at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences. He has published widely on children's services and their organisational, professional and policy contexts. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Andy Pithouse Andy Pithouse David Wastell is Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School. His current interests are in public sector reform, innovation and design, and cognitive ergonomics. Sue Peckover is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. Sue has a background in health visiting and her research interests include professional practice in child health and welfare. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. Her recent research has focused on information sharing and performance management in children's services. Sue is Chair of the Association of Professors of Social Work and Editor in Chief of Child and Family Social Work. Karen Broadhurst is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University. Her research interests centre on the organisation and delivery of child welfare services. She has a particular interest in the use of ethnographic methods to examine the enactment of law and social policy. Christopher Hall is a Social Care Researcher in the School of Medicine and Health at the University of Durham. His research interests are discourse and narrative approaches to social work, particularly regarding professional–service user communication. Andy Pithouse is Director of Research at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences. He has published widely on children's services and their organisational, professional and policy contexts. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 41, Issue 4, June 2011, Pages 744–760, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr014 Published: 11 March 2011 Article history Accepted: 01 February 2011 Published: 11 March 2011