Social administration revisited
Traditions of observational fieldwork and their value
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11197934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonia Exley (0000-0003-4240-3070, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science London UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-62 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.12411 |
| OpenAlex | W2805873817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 66 |
This article revisits traditions of observational fieldwork inside welfare institutions which formed a core part of past social administration teaching and research in the United Kingdom. Drawing on archive materials, a historical exploration of journal contents and some supplementary interview data, it is argued that such approaches—though carried out in a less theoretically pluralist, more vocationally‐oriented time for the subject of social policy and administration—were at the same time valuable in facilitating critical perspectives on how welfare bureaucracies work. Their popularity is potentially rising once again in social policy teaching. Where cultivated alongside an appreciation of theory and where carefully integrated into university social policy departments' wider pedagogical and curricular strategies, they may be of benefit today to students and more senior scholars alike
Administration (probate law · Bureaucracy · Library science · Observational study · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Social policy · Social science · Social Welfare · Sociology · Subject (documents · Value (mathematics · Welfare · Work (physics · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Medicine · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Social Work
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No Hiding Place
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |