Social Representations and the Study of Professional Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2410150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Walmsley (0000-0001-7450-2773) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 40-55 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/160940690400300404 |
| OpenAlex | W2145890343 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
The social representations perspective provides a framework for understanding the thinking of the practicing professional, but its effectiveness as a tool for analyzing professional practice has not been considered. In this article, the author assesses the methodological implications of the social representations perspective to the study of social work practice in child protection. The perceived advantages of the perspective-that it captures symbolic forms of thought, permits analysis of the social context of practice, and enables thought about action to be organized and analyzed in an integrated way-are partially supported. The author could not identify the interplay between scientific and everyday knowledge but does describe other knowledge forms significant to the practitioner. Researchers make only partial use of the perspective's major ideas. This suggests that a different method is needed to ensure greater application to professional practice
Action (physics · Context (archaeology · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Social practice · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Representations and Identity · Social Work
Finnish vocational education and training experts’ reflections on multiculturalism in the aftermath of a major reform
“We are in the same boat”. The dialogue between identification and dis-identification underlying individual and group positioning
Representations of Research among Newly Graduated Paramedical Professionals
Social representations of male circumcision as prophylaxis against HIV/Aids in Zimbabwe
Photovoice as a visual-verbal strategy for studying contents and processes of social representations
Child Protection Decision Making
Common Sense of Experts
Using Collaborative Video-Cued Narratives to Study Professional Learning
Basics of qualitative research
Modern Social Work Theory
Social representations
How the sperm dominates the ovum — objectification by metaphor in the social representation of conception
On the so‐called ‘superior conformity of the self’ behavior
Knowledge for Practice
The Quantitative Analysis of Social Representations
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |