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Social work and science: Many ways of knowing?

1991; Oxford University Press; Volume: 27; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/swra/27.4.5

0148-0847

Mark W. Fräser, M. J. Taylor, Robert Jackson, J. O'Jack,

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

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Get access Mark Fraser, PhD, Mark Fraser, PhD Associate Professor and Director Graduate School of Social Work, University of Utah, Social WorkBuilding, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mary Jane Taylor, MSW, Mary Jane Taylor, MSW doctoral candidate Graduate School of Social Work, University of Utah, Social WorkBuilding, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robert Jackson, PhD, Robert Jackson, PhD Research Assistant Professor in the Social Research Institute Graduate School of Social Work, University of Utah, Social WorkBuilding, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jamal O'Jack, MSW, MPH Jamal O'Jack, MSW, MPH doctoral candidate Graduate School of Social Work, University of Utah, Social WorkBuilding, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 27, Issue 4, December 1991, Pages 5–15, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/27.4.5 Published: 01 December 1991 Article history Accepted: 17 October 1991 Published: 01 December 1991 Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Cite Cite Mark Fraser, Mary Jane Taylor, Robert Jackson, Jamal O'Jack, Social work and science: Many ways of knowing?, Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 27, Issue 4, December 1991, Pages 5–15, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/27.4.5 Select Format Select format .ris (Mendeley, Papers, Zotero) .enw (EndNote) .bibtex (BibTex) .txt (Medlars, RefWorks) Download citation Close Permissions Icon Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Mobile Enter search term Search Close Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Enter search term Search Advanced Search Search Menu Abstract This article traces the history of scientific methods in social work and describes the use of scientific methods by social workers who publish articles in major professional journals. The scientific roots of the profession are discussed in the context of constructivist and postpositivist ways of knowing. The data, which support findings from similar studies of the literature and are consistent with historical trends in the profession, suggest that social workers make little use of rigorous qualitative and quantitative methods of investigation. Even within the social work literature, research-based investigation is used less frequently by authors with social work training than by authors with training in other disciplines. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1991 by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc. Issue Section: Research You do not currently have access to this article. 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