Abstract
This communication essays a critical reflection on Social Work research in Portugal, reporting the status and scope of the knowledge produced in this field. It is based on the master’s dissertations and doctoral theses produced in the post-graduate qualification in Social Work developed in Portuguese universities and some foreigners from 1990 to 2003. Among the possible lines of analysis on the existing production, the paper aims to reflect on the implicit agenda of Social Work research in Portugal and its relevance to the production of a disciplinary knowledge. Will be explored lines of analysis in a comparative perspective with European and international contexts. Complementary to the realized retrospective, will be essay to contribute to build a significant research agenda for the academic and scientific development of Social Work in the context of Portuguese society. This communication takes up and develops a preliminary work of 2003.
| Original language | Portuguese |
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| Pages (from-to) | 103–114 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Locus Social |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Social work
- Social work research
- Social work pos-graduate programmes
- Social work academic development
- Portugal