Improving Scientific Inquiry for Social Work in South Korea: The Center for Social Welfare Research at Yonsei University

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  • Author(s): Choi, Jae-Sung; Choi, Soochan; Kim, Yujin
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Research on Social Work Practice. 2009 19(4):464-471.
  • Publication Date:
    2009
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      8
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Social Work; Scientific Methodology; Scientific Literacy; Inquiry; Welfare Services; Caseworker Approach; Research and Development Centers; Theory Practice Relationship; Global Approach; Literature Reviews; Social Services
    • Subject Terms:
      South Korea
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/1049731508329435
    • ISSN:
      1049-7315
    • Abstract:
      This article examines current social issues and welfare needs in South Korea and discusses societal efforts to respond to these needs through social welfare systems nationwide. It also reviews how social work scholars, major contributors to the creation of a Korean welfare state, have contributed to the conditions of social work practice by detailing both the profile of social work research and the characteristics of social work publication. In response to the call for Korean social work practice to lay a culturally relevant foundation for empirically based practice, the authors particularly emphasize the various roles of a university-based research center and propose that the center's academic and policy level contributions be considered to help develop a unique model that the Korean welfare systems must apply in a global era. (Contains 3 tables.)
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      31
    • Publication Date:
      2009
    • Accession Number:
      EJ842961