Social Work Faculty Support for Same-Sex Marriage: A Cross-national Study of U.S. and Anglophone Canadian MSW Teaching Faculty

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Woodford ◽  
K. P. Luke ◽  
A. Grogan-Kaylor ◽  
K. I. Fredriksen-Goldsen ◽  
L. Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
National Study ◽  
Faculty Support ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Social Work Faculty ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

Where academia and policy meet: an introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Gal ◽  
Idit Weiss-Gal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
National Study ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

This chapter explores the academia-society nexus and, in particular, the theoretical and conceptual justifications for social work academics’ engagement in the policy process. It then presents the methodology of the cross-national study of social work academics’ policy involvement, with special attention to the tools employed in the survey, and the research questions that are dealt with in the country chapters and the concluding synthesis chapter.

Social work in the press: a cross-national study

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Reid ◽  
Elizabeth Misener
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
National Study ◽  
The Press ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

Where academia and policy meet: a cross-national perspective

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idit Weiss-Gal ◽  
John Gal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
National Study ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

This chapter provides an overview of the findings on the engagement of social work academics in the policy process in 12 countries. It describes the Policy Practice Engagement conceptual framework that served as the basis for the cross-national study. The levels, activities, stages and perceived impact of social work academics’ engagement in policy in the different countries are presented. The findings indicate that social work academics across the countries clearly regard affecting social policy as a major role. However, their level of policy engagement appears to be modest. Their policy-related activities are undertaken mainly in the public sphere, focus more on changing the discourse and are generally conducted in partnership with others in social work. The more social work academics are motivated to engage in policy and the more facilitating their organizational environment, the more likely they are to engage in policy-related activities. The ways in which social work scholars seek to exert their influence will reflect the degree to which they have access to policy formulation institutions and the ways in which policy-makers perceive them and their role.

Conceptualisations of Family and Social Work Family Practice in Chile, Mexico and Norway

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingunn Studsrød ◽  
Ingunn T. Ellingsen ◽  
Carolina Muñoz Guzmán ◽  
Sandra E. Mancinas Espinoza
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
National Study ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Cross National

Social workers all around the world work with families and family complexity in their everyday practice. In this article, we present findings from a cross-national study exploring how social workers in child welfare conceptualise ‘family’, and how they relate to ‘family’ in their practice. Data presented is taken from focus groups with twenty-eight social workers from Chile, Mexico and Norway. The findings reveal that in Chilean, Mexican, and Norwegian social work, the conceptualisation of family has expanded over time, acknowledging various family forms and displays, and an increased orientation towards networks regardless of biological ties. However, differences were found, particularly in the way professionals view extended family, perspectives on family intervention, and the position of children in the family. Practical implications will be discussed.

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