Abstract:This study examines factors associated with Israeli social workers' investment of effort in, and inclusion of, volunteers in their work. The variables are drawn from three theories: status characteristic theory, psychological contract theory, and organizational culture theory, and from claims regarding training in working with volunteers. The sample consisted of 118 randomly selected direct social workers in 26 municipal social service departments in Israel. The instruments were designed specifically for the s… Show more
“…The third focus in cluster #0 points out the development directions for social work education and practice. Major issues include continuing education (Beddoe, 2015), student competencies (Regehr et al, 2012), cooperation with nonsocial workers (Beddoe, 2019; Weiss-Gal & Caduri, 2015), engagement in policy (Weiss-Gal, 2016, 2017; Weiss-Gal & Gal, 2008, 2020) and new challenges for social work (Nurius, 2017; Nurius et al, 2017a; Nurius et al, 2017b).…”
Purpose: Bibliometric analysis has been widely adopted to measure individual productivity and discipline development. This study aims to advance the application of this method in the social work discipline. Method: Using the knowledge mapping technique in CiteSpace 5.8.R3, this study performed a co-word analysis of 1,007 first-authored articles published from 2000 to 2022 by 60 scholars who are listed among the top 2% most-cited scholars on social work and are holding doctoral degrees in the same field. Results: The cluster analysis identified seven main research hotspots and burst detection results revealed four groups of research frontiers, including spiritual and cultural needs, children's wellbeing, social work practices and development, and social work research, with bullying and peer victimization, particularly among African-American adolescents and youth in Chicago's southside, continuing to attract much research interest. Discussion: This study examines how individual works contribute to the conceptual structure and scientific evolution of social work.
“…The third focus in cluster #0 points out the development directions for social work education and practice. Major issues include continuing education (Beddoe, 2015), student competencies (Regehr et al, 2012), cooperation with nonsocial workers (Beddoe, 2019; Weiss-Gal & Caduri, 2015), engagement in policy (Weiss-Gal, 2016, 2017; Weiss-Gal & Gal, 2008, 2020) and new challenges for social work (Nurius, 2017; Nurius et al, 2017a; Nurius et al, 2017b).…”
Purpose: Bibliometric analysis has been widely adopted to measure individual productivity and discipline development. This study aims to advance the application of this method in the social work discipline. Method: Using the knowledge mapping technique in CiteSpace 5.8.R3, this study performed a co-word analysis of 1,007 first-authored articles published from 2000 to 2022 by 60 scholars who are listed among the top 2% most-cited scholars on social work and are holding doctoral degrees in the same field. Results: The cluster analysis identified seven main research hotspots and burst detection results revealed four groups of research frontiers, including spiritual and cultural needs, children's wellbeing, social work practices and development, and social work research, with bullying and peer victimization, particularly among African-American adolescents and youth in Chicago's southside, continuing to attract much research interest. Discussion: This study examines how individual works contribute to the conceptual structure and scientific evolution of social work.
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