Peeping at peers: a cross-national study of professionalism in social work
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Comparative studies of social work are a neglected field, but demands for them are increasing. These were the opening words of an interesting article by Anne Meeuwisse and Hans Swärd which was published in an earlier issue of this journal (Meeuwisse and Swärd 2007). In their article, Meeuwisse and Swärd discuss three ways of making cross-national comparisons of social work. These ways are comparisons based on models of social policy, profession-orientated comparisons and practice-orientated comparisons. Generally, these three ways of comparisons move from a macro-level to a micro-level and all three ways have their own strengths and weaknesses. Since the subject of my PhD study happens to be a cross-national comparative study of social work, I considered it insightful and relevant to illustrate my own research plan here. The aim in doing so is twofold. First, to contribute to the field of comparative studies of social work, which is a neglected field indeed; second, it is my hope that this article will yield useful reactions from readers.
Source: European Journal of Social Work
Author: Martijn T.A. van Lanen
Institution: Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2019620283