Connecting Practice Research With the Process of Theorizing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12385064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael J Austin (0000-0002-0087-6841, University of California System, corresponding author), Bowen Mcbeath (0000-0003-0115-1372, Portland State University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 731-742 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497315221078961 |
| OpenAlex | W4221046281 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
In this analysis, we contend that theorizing strengthens the connections between practice and research by requiring researchers to check their working assumptions, premises, conclusions, and implications for research, theory, and practice. Our exploration of the process of theorizing in practice research is rooted in the concept of “sensemaking” ( Weick, 1995 ) whereby practice researchers engage in disciplined imagination by reflecting on diverse forms of evidence, being attentive to specific practices and problems, and moving between intuition and reasoned explanation. The analysis includes the following components: 1) tools for theorizing from research findings (abductive analysis and problematization), 2) processes for theorizing about practice research findings (focusing on practice, researcher repertoire, and theory development processes), 3) an example of theorizing from key findings, and 4) the construction of interventive theory. It concludes with implications for social work practice research
Dialogical self · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Intuition · Knowledge management · Practice research · Practice theory · Problematization · Process (computing · Research methodology · Sensemaking · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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Making Social Science Matter
Abductive Analysis
Theory Construction as Disciplined Imagination
Generating Research Questions Through Problematization
Constructing mystery
Activity theory and individual and social transformation
Using Qualitative Data-Mining to Identify Skillful Practice in Child Welfare Case Records
Growth and Resilience of Pioneering Nonprofit Human Service Organizations
A Science of Social Work, and Social Work as an Integrative Scientific Discipline
On Improving Qualitative Methods in Public Administration Research
Relational Mechanisms in Complex Contracting
Problems and Issues in Social Casework
Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Understanding the Social Environment
Exploring the Knowledge Base of HB & SE Using the Concept of Reciprocity
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |