Social work theory– practice relationship
Challenges to overcoming positivist and postmodern fragmentation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carlos Montaño (0000-0001-9632-4023, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 306-319 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872812437226 |
| OpenAlex | W2056594140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article analyzes the controversial relationship between theory and practice in social work and its positivist divorce and forced unity which reduces theory to an ‘instrumental-operational’ knowledge. The objective of this article is to contribute towards overcoming the positivistic rationality approach toward the theory and practice relationship. Based on a critical perspective, the author presents proposals to overcome some limitations of the conservative theory and practice approach
Critical theory · Economics · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Positive economics · Positivism · Postmodernism · Practice theory · Rationality · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Philosophy · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |