Practitioners who were told that they needed to do early intervention in natural environments were talking about what this would look like for young children and their families. Their conversations led them along a path of listing learning opportunities for young children in their communities. In less than 30 minutes, more than 100 people, places, and events had been identified. Practitioners unfamiliar with some learning opportunities asked about their locations. The activities were located on a map drawn by one of the participants. What the practitioners had accomplished was a rudimentary type of community mapping.
The academic affiliations of the authors of all regular " journal articles published in the Journal of Social Service Research, Social Work, Social Service Review, Journal of Social Work Education, Social Casework, and Child Welfare between 1984-1988 were reviewed and tabulated, producing a ranking of the colleges and universities whose faculty'are making the mos?:substantive conhibulions to the social work literature. The resulls are com~ared with the findings of a similar, previously published, study cove'ring Ule years 1979-1983, allowing an assessment of any changes in the relative rankings of these academic institutions.The quality of academic programs in various disciplines may be assessed through a variety of techniques.
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