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Direct linkTraube, Dorian E.; Begun, Stephanie; Petering, Robin; Flynn, Marilyn L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
The field of social work does not currently have a widely adopted method for expediting innovations into micro- or macropractice. Although it is common in fields such as engineering and business to have formal processes for accelerating scientific advances into consumer markets, few comparable mechanisms exist in the social sciences or social…
Descriptors: Social Work, Innovation, Technology Transfer, Theory Practice Relationship
Palinkas, Lawrence A.; He, Amy S.; Choy-Brown, Mimi; Hertel, Amy Locklear – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Recent efforts to identify and promote a distinct science for the discipline of social work have led to an ongoing debate regarding the nature and function of such a science. Central to this debate is a lack of consensus as to how to operationalize a social work science. Drawing from the field of implementation science and its application in…
Descriptors: Social Work, Theory Practice Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Program Implementation
Gambrill, Eileen – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Integrating practice and research is vital in all helping professions in order to offer the most ethical, evidence-informed interventions to clients. This article describes some avoidable distractions that hinder integration, discusses controversies related to integration, and describes options for moving forward, including making wasted resources…
Descriptors: Intervention, Integrated Activities, Social Science Research, Praxis
Bertram, Rosalyn M.; Blase, Karen A.; Fixsen, Dean L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
This article presents recent refinements to implementation constructs and frameworks. It updates and clarifies the frequently cited study conducted by the National Implementation Research Network that introduced these frameworks for application in diverse endeavors. As such, it may serve as a historical marker in the rapidly developing science and…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Program Implementation, Human Services, Theory Practice Relationship
Rubin, Allen – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
This keynote address discusses previous and ongoing efforts to reduce the persistent gap between research and practice in social work and offers recommendations for further bridging that gap. Key among those recommendations is the need to conduct descriptive outcome studies of efforts to adapt research-supported interventions in everyday practice…
Descriptors: Social Work, Social Science Research, Theory Practice Relationship, Research Utilization
Dearing, James W. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Few social science theories have a history of conceptual and empirical study as long as does the diffusion of innovations. The robustness of this theory derives from the many disciplines and fields of study in which diffusion has been studied, from the international richness of these studies, and from the variety of new ideas, practices, programs,…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Social Work, Intervention, Social Theories
