Generating Innovation in Social Work
The Paradigm of Developmental Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11214912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edwin J Thomas (University of Michigan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-115 |
| Publication date | 1978-02-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j079v02n01_08 |
| OpenAlex | W1542673794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 2 |
A paradigm of inquiry is presented in which the objective is to generate interventional innovation and other social technology for social work. Social technology is described as the technical means by which social work objectives are achieved, and is specified in terms of nine general types. Because there is continuing need to generate new social technology in social work and conventional research methods are not well suited to the task of developing new social technology, there is need for a different methodology. The models of research and development and research utilization are among the areas of applied research reviewed that make contributions to an emerging model of developmental research. The phases, material conditions, and operational steps of developmental research are presented in the context of a more general model called developmental research and utilization (DR&U). Eight sources of basic information necessary to the design and innovation of social technology are presented. The methods critically involved in the generation process in which information from a basic source is transformed into a new technological product are among the distinctive research methods of developmental research. The presentation provides the basis for the conclusion that developmental research may he the single most appropriate model of research in social work
Business · Context (archaeology · Data science · Knowledge management · Management science · New product development · Presentation (obstetrics · Process (computing · Process management · Product (mathematics · Social research · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child Welfare and Adoption · Computer Science · Engineering · Marketing · Medicine · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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A Historical Analysis of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work
Research and Innovation in Social Work Practice
Advances in Developmental Research
Participatory developmental research
Outcome Studies of Social, Behavioral, and Educational Interventions
Evaluation of Telephone Support Groups for Persons With HIV Disease
Guidelines for Evaluating Outcome Studies on Social Work Practice
Designing Research to Meet Service Needs
Intervention Design and Development
A Framework for Analyzing Knowledge Utilization in Social Work Practice
Barriers to Utilization of Research by Social Work Practitioners
Marketing social change
The social “R & D” paradigm in child and youth services
An Innovative Integrated Research Method
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2014 (34) |
| Highly cited | No |