SWP 538 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Reality, Discourse Analysis, Abstract Theory

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWP 538
• Professor: Purnima George

Document Summary

Increasingly important as governing agencies demand evidence that programs & practices are effective. Evidenced-based practice is practices whose efficacy is supported by evidence (research/ facts) Accumulation of knowledge that allows use to practice effectively and transparently. Research: a systematic and methodological approach to creating knowledge. Evidence-based practices: practices whose efficacy is supported by evidence. Defining research: the assimilation of knowledge and the gathering of data in a logical manner in order to become informed about something. Ways of knowing: use our own experiences to gain knowledge, trial and error, make decisions about a problem, develop knowledge to solve, misleading, everyone"s experiences are different. The knowledge of others: tried-and-true practices over time become evidence-based practices. Traditions: knowledge that is passed down over time, some tradition is the least reliable source. Used when little of nothing is known about a subject. Driven by meaningful phenomenon: not about the numbers but about finding out meaning.