Call for Papers
Special Issue of Qualitative Social Work: Critical Social Work
What is the critical agenda of qualitative social work? How do the concerns
of qualitative social workers, as researchers and practitioners, relate to
the transformative ideals of the profession? It is arguable that these
questions involve increasing controversy as new ways of knowing (and
approaches to researching) seemingly undermine the previously more certain
social justice base of social work. We therefore need to understand more
closely how the plethora of qualitative methods might be developed in ways
which support the longstanding critical ideals of social work in challenging
forms of unjust social domination.
In a special issue of Qualitative Social Work, which we expect to publish
within the next 12 months, we plan to profile these current concerns. How
are social workers - practitioners, researchers, theorists - using these
newer approaches to research in tandem with ideals of critical social work?
What kinds of qualitative research methods and approaches are appropriate
for critical practice? How do the responses to these sorts of questions help
shape a research approach that is distinctive to the ideals of our
profession?
We invite submissions from anyone who is engaging in these issues - articles
that stir debate, outline dilemmas, detail new ideas, or describe current
projects.
Contributions should take the form of:
Main papers (between 4000 and 7000 words)
'New Voices'- Articles by contributors engaged in new work or in early
stages of their careers, or by those whose voices are normally silenced -
reports, reflective accounts, analyses of practice or research from a
critical perspective (2700-4000 words)
'Practice, Teaching and Research of Critical Social Work' - Reviews,
accounts or analyses of qualitative methods of researching, practising or
teaching critical social work (2700-4000 words)
Technical Applications - Reviews of developments and their implications for
critical qualitative research and practice (2000-3000 words)
'Response and Commentary' - Short responses from a critical perspective, to
earlier contributions in the journal (1000-1500 words)
Contributions for this special issue may be sent by October 31st 2002
(marked clearly 'For consideration for the Special Issue on Critical Social
Work) to any of the editorial addresses:
Roy Ruckdeschel, School of Social Service, Saint Louis University, St Louis,
MS 63103, USA
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Ian Shaw, Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, King Edward VII
Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT, Wales
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Jan Fook, Director, Centre for Professional Development, La Trobe University
Campus, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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For further information on Qualitative Social Work including notes for
authors, please visit: http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/Details/j0400.html
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