Research and production of knowledge in Social Work

Autor: Aldaíza Sposati
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Revista Katálysis, Vol 10, Iss esp, Pp 15-25 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1414-4980
1982-0259
83040382
DOI: 10.1590/S1414-49802007000300002
Popis: This article concerns research paths in the field of Social Work. It begins with the polemic concerning the potential and ability of Social Work as a social practice to produce knowledge. It revives the debate concerning the "war of the sciences" between physicists and mathematicians with social analysts, in which the later do not recognize the scientific dimension of research in the social realm. It analyzes the growth of scientific production in Social Work through dissertations and theses in the Graduate Social Work Program. To do so it comments on the analyses of Iamamoto, Silva and Silva and Carvalho and indicates the need to establish a research policy, orient the epistemic community in Social Work and organize a network of researchers centers.
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