Where academia and policy meet : a cross-national perspective on the involvement of social work academics in social policy
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Where academia and policy meet : a cross-national perspective on the involvement of social work academics in social policy
Policy Press, 2017
- : hardcover
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Based on data from 12 diverse societies, this is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation. Chapters present survey data on the policy involvement of social work academics in different countries and an analysis of this data by country experts. This is essential reading for academics and students interested in the ongoing debate on the role of academia in policy.
Table of Contents
Where academia and policy meet: an introduction ~ Jon Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal
Social work academia and policy in Australia ~ Philip Mendes and Susan Baidawi
Social work academia and policy in China ~ Minchao Jin, Xiao Li, Lei Wu and Jie Lei
Social work academia and policy in Finland ~ Helena Blomberg and Christian Kroll
Social work academia and policy in Germany ~ Andreas Herz and Stefan Koengeter
Social work academics and policy in Israel ~ Idit Weiss-Gal and John Gal
Social work academia and policy in Portugal ~ Francisco Branco
Social work academia and policy in Puerto Rico ~ Gisela Negron-Velazquez
Social work academia and policy in South Africa ~ Antoinette Lombard
Social work academics and policy in Spain ~ Maria Asuncion Martinez-Roman and Miguel Angel Mateo-Perez
Social work academia and policy in Sweden ~ Katarina H. Thoren and Pia Tham
Social work academia and policy in the United Kingdom ~ Hugh McLaughlin and Jo-Pei Tan
Social work academia and policy in the United States ~ Arati Maleku and Richard Hoefer
Where academia and policy meet: a cross-national perspective ~ Jon Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal
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