The Hong Kong Statement on Practice Research 2017:Contexts and Challenges of the Far East

Author:

Sim, Timothy  Austin, Michael  Abdullah, Fazlin  Chan, Tak Mau Simon  Chok, Martin  Ke, Cui  Epstein, Irwin  Fisher, Mike  Joubert, Lynette  Julkunen, Ilse  Ow, Rosaleen  Uggerhoj, Lars  Wang, Samuel  Webber, Martin  Wong, Keith  Yliruka, Laura  

Journal:

RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

Issue Date:

2019

Abstract(summary):

This statement on social work practice research highlights the contributions of scholars, practitioners, and conference participants in the Fourth International Conference on Practice Research (ICPR) in 2017, hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in May 2017. It focuses on the contexts and challenges of carrying out practice research in the Far East and beyond as well as raises pertinent questions about the development of practice research. It begins with a brief description of the context of social work practice research in the Far East. The second part explores the organizational and community contexts and challenges of practice research with special attention to the perspectives of practitioners. It concludes with reviewing some of the continuing challenges that will guide the program planning for the Fifth ICPR in 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, located at the crossroads between East and West.

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