Using Practice Research as a Strategy for Developing Academic Workforce Capacity
Keywords:
Practice research, Social Work, Capacity, Case studyAbstract
There is interest in developing social work research capacity in many countries and one route to this is to encourage practitioners to undertake doctoral studies. This paper discusses a case study of undertaking mental health research at doctoral level while in practice and sets this in the context of other forms of research-related workforce development. In doing so, it touches on the potential for social workers to demonstrate leadership as “natural researchers” and “active researchers.”
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