ABS&Comment:Bush, "The use of social science sources in social work practice journals: An application of Citation Analysis"

[Gretchen Whitney]

Author's E-mail: ibush at rci.rutgers.edu

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TITLE:       The use of social science sources in social work practice
journals: An application of citation analysis
AUTHOR:Bush IR, Epstein I, Sainz A
JOURNAL:  SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
                                      21: (1) 45-56 MAR 1997

 Document type: Article    Language: English    Cited References: 59
Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
Social work draws on the social sciences to contribute to its knowledge base
and to increase the effectiveness of its interventions. Yet there is little
empirical documentation of which social workers are most likely to use
social science sources, what sources they draw on, how these sources
contribute to social work writing and practice, and the extent to which the
use of the social sciences has increased historically. The study discussed
in this article examined the amount and kinds of references to social
science literature found in a systematic sampling of articles from three
major social work practice journals: Social Work, Social Service Review, and
Families in Society (previously Social Casework). Analysis of citation data
indicates that references to social science sources have significantly
increased and that authors' educational credentials and organizational
affiliations are significantly associated with social science use.When used
creatively, content and citation analysis can offer social work a method for
systematically investigating the use of the social sciences in the
development of social work's knowledge bose.

Author Keywords:
citation analysis, content analysis, knowledge development, knowledge
utilization, social work

KeyWords Plus:
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, KNOWLEDGE-BASE, WOMENS ISSUES, PRODUCTIVITY, SCHOOLS,
EDUCATION,
COVERAGE, FACULTY

Addresses:
Bush IR, Rutgers State Univ, Sch Social Work, 536 George St, New Brunswick,
NJ 08903 USA.
Rutgers State Univ, Sch Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA.
CUNY Hunter Coll, Sch Social Work, New York, NY 10021 USA.

Publisher:
NATL ASSOC SOCIAL WORKERS, WASHINGTON

IDS Number:
144AB

ISSN:
1070-5309
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