Ulla Melin Emilsson
Researcher
Recognizing But Not Acknowledging : On Using Research Information in Social Work with Elderly People Suffering from Dementia
Author
Summary, in English
The gap between theory and practice in social work continues to be great, and research results seem to live a life of their own, far from the field they were intended to improve. This article considers research information as a useful contribution to the practice of social work with elderly demented people and to qualitative methods used in the area of social scientific research. Arising out of a project aimed at studying the usefulness of research information through an interactive exercise within focus groups, the author discusses how the results of research can be used to improve practice. When the researchers’ theoretical- oriented perspectives meet with the practitioners’ action-oriented perspectives, two different models enrich each other in the process of developing integrated knowledge.
Department/s
- School of Social Work
Publishing year
2005
Language
English
Pages
1393-1409
Publication/Series
British Journal of Social Work
Volume
35
Issue
8
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic
- Social Work
Keywords
- research information
- social work with elderly people with dementia
- focus groups
- qualitative methods
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0045-3102