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- Title
UK Panel Data on Social Work Service Users.
- Authors
Maxwell, Nina; Scourfield, Jonathan; Gould, Nick; Huxley, Peter
- Abstract
Panel studies are an under-used resource in social work research. A mapping exercise was undertaken to establish the current coverage of social work and social care-related topics in UK panel studies. A search was conducted of the Survey Question Bank and the World Wide Web, which resulted in ten panel studies being retained for initial exploration. The aim of this initial exploration was simply to establish the number and proportion of social work service users in these studies, and the kinds of data available, in order to inform future research. The authors conclude that there is potential for some secondary analysis in seven of the ten panel studies and this analysis should be encouraged insofar as it could shed some interesting light on comparative outcomes and the demographic context of social work service users. However, the limited data related to social work in existing UK panel studies would suggest the need for a dedicated panel study of social work service users that provides detailed data on social work processes and outcomes.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ARCHIVES; CHILD development; CHILD health services; CHILDREN'S health; CRIME; DATABASE management; DEVELOPMENTAL psychobiology; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY health; JUVENILE offenders; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; PANEL analysis; RISK-taking behavior; SOCIAL case work; SOCIAL work research; SURVEYS; WORLD Wide Web; QUANTITATIVE research; SECONDARY analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; TRANSITIONAL programs (Education); DATA analysis software
- Publication
British Journal of Social Work, 2012, Vol 42, Issue 1, p165
- ISSN
0045-3102
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bjsw/bcr051