Development of research on social work practice in mainland China: Context, challenges, and opportunities

Shiyou Wu; Miao Wang; Brian E. Perron; Jin Huang; Juliann Li; Xiaochun Zhou; Yuhong Zhu; Xuesong He; Jun Wen; Fengzhi Ma

doi:10.1177/0020872820980797

Development of research on social work practice in mainland China: Context, challenges, and opportunities

Shiyou Wu
, Miao Wang
, Brian E. Perron
, Jin Huang
, Juliann Li
, Xiaochun Zhou
, Yuhong Zhu
, Xuesong He
, Jun Wen
, Fengzhi Ma

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Abstract

Research on social work practice is essential for developing an indigenized base of knowledge. In China, while social work education has grown rapidly, much of what is taught – and many social work priorities in research and practice – is influenced by rapidly changing national government policies. This policy environment creates both opportunities and challenges to building an infrastructure to support research on social work practice. This article reviews the context and challenges related to developing research on social work practice in mainland China, and the important role for social work education to support this development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1130-1144
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	65
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820980797
State	Published - Nov 2022

Keywords

Chinese social work
mainland China
practice research
social work education
social work research

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