Where Academia and Policy Meet : : A Cross-National Perspective on the Involvement of Social Work Academics in Social Policy / / ed. by John Gal, Idit Weiss-Gal.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• MitwirkendeR: Baidawi, Susan,; Blomberg, Helena,; Branco, Francisco,; Gal, John,; Herz, Andreas,; Hoefer, Richard,; Jin, Minchao,; Kroll, Christian,; Köngeter, Stefan,; Lei, Jie,; Li, Xiao,; Lombard, Antoinette,; Maleku, Arati,; Martínez-Román, María Asunción,; Mateo-Pérez, Miguel Ángel,; McLaughlin, Hugh,; Mendes, Philip,; Negrón-Velázquez, Gisela,; Tan, Jo-Pei,; Tham, Pia,; Thorén, Katarina H.,; Weiss-Gal, Idit,; Wu, Lei,
• HerausgeberIn: Gal, John,; Weiss-Gal, Idit,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; List of tables and figures --; Notes on the Editors and Contributors --; Acknowledgements --; Where academia and policy meet: an introduction --; Social work academia and policy in Australia --; Social work academia and policy in China --; Social work academia and policy in Finland --; Social work academia and policy in Germany --; Social work academics and policy in Israel --; Social work academia and policy in Portugal --; Social work academia and policy in Puerto Rico --; Social work academia and policy in South Africa --; Social work academics and policy in Spain --; Social work academia and policy in Sweden --; Social work academia and policy in the United Kingdom --; Social work academia and policy in the United States --; Where academia and policy meet: a cross-national perspective --; Appendix: Questionnaire on social work faculty engagement in the social welfare policy process --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447320210; 9783111196633
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by John Gal, Idit Weiss-Gal.

Based on data from 12 diverse societies, this is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation. The chapters present survey data on the policy involvement of social work academics in different countries and an analysis of this data by country experts. The findings relate to the levels and types of policy engagement of the social work academics, their perceptions regarding this type of activity and the factors associated with this. This unique perspective on the academia-society nexus is essential reading for academics and students interested in the ongoing debate on the role of academia in policy, particularly those policies dealing with issues of social justice and social change.