Abstract
Topic: Intervention Research for Social Work Practitioners
Guest Editor: Michael J. Holosko, PhD Pauline M. Berger Professor Family and Child Welfare
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2014
Research on Social Work Practice (RSWP) announces a call for papers to appear in a peer reviewed special edition entitled “Intervention Research for Social Work Practitioners.” Submissions can be conceptual, methodological, or empirical, are welcome to originate from any country, and can range across the continuum from micro to macro practice. Prior to writing your submission, please contact the guest editor via email below for additional author’s instructions, and to confirm that your topic is unique from others in the proposed publication.
Differentiated from evaluation research, which focuses on assessing processes and outcomes, intervention research is distinguished by its emphasis on the design and development of planned interventions, its theoretical basis, and producing positive change outcomes. Some suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
The history and development of intervention research
Planning effective interventions to research and evaluate
Planning and designing intervention research studies
Research designs of intervention studies
Advances in intervention research
Theoretical developments in intervention research
Methodological challenges in intervention research
Using mixed methods to evaluate intervention research
Assessing fidelity in intervention research
Outcomes of intervention research
Statistical issues and measuring change in intervention research
Disseminating intervention research to social work practitioners
Various case examples of evaluating interventions
International submissions will have the option to write their abstracts in both English and the language of the country of origin of the author(s). All submissions will be formatted in compliance with RSWPs instructions for authors found at: http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal200896/manuscriptSubmission. Articles for this special edition will be written in a compressed format, consisting of 15 pages of text and references, and a maximum of 3 figures, and/or tables. On behalf of RSWP and the guest editor, we look forward to your submissions.
Contact Information: Pauline M. Berger Professor of Family and Child Welfare School of Social Work University of Georgia 420 Tucker Hall Athens, GA 30602-7016 mholoso@uga.edu (706) 542-2707