International Social Work Research Issues and Prospects [Paperback]

With the constant exchange of international information now a permanent condition in the world, social work scholars and students must be sensitive to the need for knowledge sharing between countries as well as to issues involved in obtaining and utilizing international knowledge. Yet until now, no book has juxtaposed these two growing streams of emphasis. In this clearly written volume, Tony Tripodi and Miriam Potocky-Tripodi fill that gap, presenting readers with the many prospects and great potential for international social work research.

The authors establish three discrete varieties of research supra-national, intra-national, and trans-national and explore a wealth of issues and examples within each. The easy-to-follow format helps readers learn how to define and distinguish each kind of research, then provides actual applications of all three. Examples draw on research from the world over, and range from microcredit programs in India to migrant aid in Nicaragua to adoptees in Romania. These unique features make it an ideal sequel to basic research texts in social work and supplement to texts on international social work, but also an attractive addition to any faculty researchers bookshelf.

1. Introduction: What is International Social Work Research?
2. Supra-National Research
3. Issues and Examples of Supra-National Research
4. Intra-National Research
5. Issues and Examples of Intra-National Research
6. Trans-National Research
7. Issues and Examples of Trans-National Research
8. Summary

This timely book provides a comprehensive and informative discussion of social work research with an international perspective that will be valuable in an increasingly interdependent world. --Jordan I. Kosberg, The University of Alabama Endowed Chair, School of Social Work, The University of Alabama

As far as I know, no other book of comparable quality and scope is currently available. It will meet a felt need of many sl3b