{"product_id":"evaluation-and-social-work-practice-9780761957935","title":"Evaluation and Social Work Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvaluation and Social Work Practice \u003c\/b\u003e offers a comprehensive treatment of the central issues confronting evaluation in social work that links theory and method to practical applications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation is an integral part of social work and social care provision, for both practice and service delivery. Evaluation can improve effectiveness and increase accountability and help develop new models of practice and service delivery. The authors argue that evaluation should not just be \u003ci\u003eapplied \u003c\/i\u003eto practice but should be \u003ci\u003ea direct dimension\u003c\/i\u003e of practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppealing to the student, researcher and practitioner, \u003cb\u003eEvaluation and Social Work Practice\u003c\/b\u003e will become the standard reference source on evalua\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.32w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761957935\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLishman, Joyce:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Professor Joyce Lishman is now retired, and was previously Head of the School of Applied Social Studies, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK. She was also General Editor of the Research Highlights in Social Work series for many years.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaw, Ian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. \u003cb\u003eIan Shaw \u003c\/b\u003eis S R Nathan Professor of Social Work at National University of Singapore and Professor Emeritus at the University of York, England. He was the first chair of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA) and a founder editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eQualitative Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e. He has authored almost 100 peer-reviewed papers, more than 20 books, 60 book chapters, and various research reports. He has written extensively in the journals on issues arising from the relationship between social work and sociology over the last century. His more recent books include \u003ci\u003eSocial Work Science\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eResearch and the Social Work \u003c\/i\u003ePicture (2018). He is pursuing a graduate programme in creative writing, which sits alongside his interests in gardening, his local church, volunteering in his village shop, playing badminton (badly), and Bob Dylan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40121841287283,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a4f6dcf6-a80a-4ad7-a7af-f0d8359d7cb9.jpg?v=1653748978","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/evaluation-and-social-work-practice-9780761957935","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}