The political participation of social workers
A comparative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12608152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mel Gray (0000-0002-9886-5138, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), Colin Collett van Rooyen, Gavin Rennie (Unitec Institute of Technology), Jo Gaha (University of Newcastle Australia) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-110 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6866 • E-ISSN: 1468-2397 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2397.00204 |
| OpenAlex | W2111603793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
This article reports on a comparative study that examined the political participation of social workers in KwaZulu‐Natal province in South Africa, the state of New South Wales (excluding the Hunter region) in Australia, and New Zealand. Each of these contexts had roughly the same number of social workers, that is, approximately 1,200. It was found that social workers in New Zealand tended to be more politically active than their counterparts in New South Wales and KwaZulu‐Natal, and the reasons for this are examined. In the process, New Zealand is presented as a case study of the way in which social work has responded to its political context. Finally, conclusions are drawn as to the engagement of social workers in the policy cycle and of the need for them to become more active politically
Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Social policy · Socioeconomics · Sociology · State (computer science · Work (physics · Gender Studies · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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Publishing Voice
| Citations per year | 1.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |