Science and inquiry in social work practice /
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Author / Creator: | Orcutt, Ben Avis |
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Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, c1990. |
Description: | xiv, 315 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Social service -- Philosophy. Social service -- Research -- Methodology. Science -- Methodology Social service -- Philosophy. Social service -- Research -- Methodology. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1002954 |
Summary: | Emphasizing the use of analytical reasoning and the tools of scientific inquiry to explore the meaning and evaluation of social work practice, Orcutt encourages the practitioner-scholar-researcher to use these means in order to understand human experience and thus to increase competence in the field. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 315 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 0231070403 0231070411 (pbk.) |