Ian O’Connor
Biographic Data
| ID | 4987136 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian O’Connor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Connor |
| SIGNATURE | O’CONNOR I |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6238-9600 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Outcomes Research Project
In response to the new ‘outcomes movement’ in health care settings internationally, social workers are increasingly expected to communicate their practice using the language of outcomes. Yet, little research has focused on the language that social workers use to describe their practice and how they identify appropriate interventions and link them to clearly defined evaluative outcomes. This paper is part of a large programme of research exploring…
Understanding problem gambling in two ethnic communities in Brisbane, Queensland A pilot study
This paper aims to present findings from a pilot study on understanding gambling within the Greek and Vietnamese communities in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland State. It explores gambling behaviour among gamblers and views of workers from their own communities. Rich data were obtained by conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews. Three themes that emerged are the causes of gambling, the impact of gambling, and participants' views…
Use of Theory and Research in Social Work Practice
This article presents findings of a small-scale, multi-method study of social workers’ use of knowledge in practice. The sample included 10 social workers employed in a statutory child-protection context who participated in three stages of data collection, which encompassed six research techniques: in-depth interviewing, observation, think-aloud, unstructured interviewing, reflective recall and knowledge mapping. Despite the innovative, intensive…
Mission, evidence and outcomes
Australian social work entered the twenty-first century facing major challenges to its mission, identity and future viability. Thus, the journal's initiative in promoting a serious discussion on the future of social work is a welcome development. Elsewhere I have elaborated many of the same concerns posed by MacDonald and Jones (O'Connor 1997; O'Connor 2000; O'Connor, Warburton and Smyth 2000) and have no fundamental disagreements with the issues…
Efficiency, Bond of Association and Exit Patterns in Credit Unions
Data envelopment analysis is used in this study to provide measures of the efficiency of individual credit unions in the Australian state of Victoria in the period 1992–5. The resulting measures are consistent with those reported in comparable studies. There is no evidence that over the period of the study, the ‘average’ credit union moved closer to the efficient frontier. Efficiency measures are analysed according to the bond of association and …
The effects of witnessing domestic violence on young children's psycho-social adjustment
Many researchers have examined the serious consequences that spouse abuse may have on battered women's physical and psychological health. Considerably less attention has been given to the effects on children of witnessing domestic violence. This article reports an empirical study which examined the effects of witnessing domestic violence on the psycho-social adjustment of 54 young children aged three to six years. The children's adjustment was ex…
The new removals
Aboriginal child welfare law, policies and practices in queensland
State child welfare practices played a central role in the dispossession and attempted ‘resocialisation’ of Aboriginal people. This paper examines the particular form of law, policy and practice in Queensland in the period 1865–1989
A Reflection of The Rising Spectre of Conservatism
It has recently been argued that the increasing conservatism of Western society is reflected in those entering social work. Pearson, however, has argued that social work recruits by their choice of occupation are politically deviant. In this paper motivational accounts of social work students and intending psychologists are examined in light of the emerging political trends. Social work students were more concerned with personal growth, and later…
Use of Theory and Research in Social Work Practice
This article presents findings of a small-scale, multi-method study of social workers’ use of knowledge in practice. The sample included 10 social workers employed in a statutory child-protection context who participated in three stages of data collection, which encompassed six research techniques: in-depth interviewing, observation, think-aloud, unstructured interviewing, reflective recall and knowledge mapping. Despite the innovative, intensive…
The effects of witnessing domestic violence on young children's psycho-social adjustment
Many researchers have examined the serious consequences that spouse abuse may have on battered women's physical and psychological health. Considerably less attention has been given to the effects on children of witnessing domestic violence. This article reports an empirical study which examined the effects of witnessing domestic violence on the psycho-social adjustment of 54 young children aged three to six years. The children's adjustment was ex…
A Reflection of The Rising Spectre of Conservatism
It has recently been argued that the increasing conservatism of Western society is reflected in those entering social work. Pearson, however, has argued that social work recruits by their choice of occupation are politically deviant. In this paper motivational accounts of social work students and intending psychologists are examined in light of the emerging political trends. Social work students were more concerned with personal growth, and later…
Efficiency, Bond of Association and Exit Patterns in Credit Unions
Data envelopment analysis is used in this study to provide measures of the efficiency of individual credit unions in the Australian state of Victoria in the period 1992–5. The resulting measures are consistent with those reported in comparable studies. There is no evidence that over the period of the study, the ‘average’ credit union moved closer to the efficient frontier. Efficiency measures are analysed according to the bond of association and …
The new removals
Aboriginal child welfare law, policies and practices in queensland
State child welfare practices played a central role in the dispossession and attempted ‘resocialisation’ of Aboriginal people. This paper examines the particular form of law, policy and practice in Queensland in the period 1865–1989
The Outcomes Research Project
In response to the new ‘outcomes movement’ in health care settings internationally, social workers are increasingly expected to communicate their practice using the language of outcomes. Yet, little research has focused on the language that social workers use to describe their practice and how they identify appropriate interventions and link them to clearly defined evaluative outcomes. This paper is part of a large programme of research exploring…
Understanding problem gambling in two ethnic communities in Brisbane, Queensland A pilot study
This paper aims to present findings from a pilot study on understanding gambling within the Greek and Vietnamese communities in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland State. It explores gambling behaviour among gamblers and views of workers from their own communities. Rich data were obtained by conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews. Three themes that emerged are the causes of gambling, the impact of gambling, and participants' views…
Mission, evidence and outcomes
Australian social work entered the twenty-first century facing major challenges to its mission, identity and future viability. Thus, the journal's initiative in promoting a serious discussion on the future of social work is a welcome development. Elsewhere I have elaborated many of the same concerns posed by MacDonald and Jones (O'Connor 1997; O'Connor 2000; O'Connor, Warburton and Smyth 2000) and have no fundamental disagreements with the issues…
A Reflection of The Rising Spectre of Conservatism
It has recently been argued that the increasing conservatism of Western society is reflected in those entering social work. Pearson, however, has argued that social work recruits by their choice of occupation are politically deviant. In this paper motivational accounts of social work students and intending psychologists are examined in light of the emerging political trends. Social work students were more concerned with personal growth, and later…
Aboriginal child welfare law, policies and practices in queensland
State child welfare practices played a central role in the dispossession and attempted ‘resocialisation’ of Aboriginal people. This paper examines the particular form of law, policy and practice in Queensland in the period 1865–1989
The new removals
The effects of witnessing domestic violence on young children's psycho-social adjustment
Many researchers have examined the serious consequences that spouse abuse may have on battered women's physical and psychological health. Considerably less attention has been given to the effects on children of witnessing domestic violence. This article reports an empirical study which examined the effects of witnessing domestic violence on the psycho-social adjustment of 54 young children aged three to six years. The children's adjustment was ex…
Efficiency, Bond of Association and Exit Patterns in Credit Unions
Data envelopment analysis is used in this study to provide measures of the efficiency of individual credit unions in the Australian state of Victoria in the period 1992–5. The resulting measures are consistent with those reported in comparable studies. There is no evidence that over the period of the study, the ‘average’ credit union moved closer to the efficient frontier. Efficiency measures are analysed according to the bond of association and …
Mission, evidence and outcomes
Australian social work entered the twenty-first century facing major challenges to its mission, identity and future viability. Thus, the journal's initiative in promoting a serious discussion on the future of social work is a welcome development. Elsewhere I have elaborated many of the same concerns posed by MacDonald and Jones (O'Connor 1997; O'Connor 2000; O'Connor, Warburton and Smyth 2000) and have no fundamental disagreements with the issues…
Understanding problem gambling in two ethnic communities in Brisbane, Queensland A pilot study
This paper aims to present findings from a pilot study on understanding gambling within the Greek and Vietnamese communities in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland State. It explores gambling behaviour among gamblers and views of workers from their own communities. Rich data were obtained by conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews. Three themes that emerged are the causes of gambling, the impact of gambling, and participants' views…
Use of Theory and Research in Social Work Practice
This article presents findings of a small-scale, multi-method study of social workers’ use of knowledge in practice. The sample included 10 social workers employed in a statutory child-protection context who participated in three stages of data collection, which encompassed six research techniques: in-depth interviewing, observation, think-aloud, unstructured interviewing, reflective recall and knowledge mapping. Despite the innovative, intensive…
The Outcomes Research Project
In response to the new ‘outcomes movement’ in health care settings internationally, social workers are increasingly expected to communicate their practice using the language of outcomes. Yet, little research has focused on the language that social workers use to describe their practice and how they identify appropriate interventions and link them to clearly defined evaluative outcomes. This paper is part of a large programme of research exploring…
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