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Researching Social Work With Indigenous People In Australia: Across Worldviews, Across Time, Across The Table, John Whyte, Jacynta Krakouer
Researching Social Work With Indigenous People In Australia: Across Worldviews, Across Time, Across The Table, John Whyte, Jacynta Krakouer
Jacynta Krakouer
The use of comparative research by social work dates back to the profession's origins. However, its nature has changed over time, reflecting the profession's changing contexts. With the globalisation of social work, professional practice has expanded outside of the profession's western origins to encompass cross-worldview settings. Each contextual expansion has meant a greater complexity of the comparative research factors to be considered. In this chapter, the key conceptual and process challenges encountered while conducting the Australian Research Council-funded project From Colonisation to Conciliation: A Collaborative Examination of Social Work Practice with Indigenous Populations will be examined. This overview will explore …