June 30, 8:30-10 am, Workshop, Room 104 (1F) 2016 Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development Innovations in Social Work Research Approaches and Methods: Applications to Education and Practice June 30, 8:30-10 am, Workshop, Room 104 (1F) Dixon Sookraj, Linda De chanu, Anna Metteri & Tuula Heinonen

Overview of the session IASSW Research Committee (Context) What has been accomplshed – Draft Statement Workshop objectives Emerging topics for social work research and action Research paradigms, methodologies and methods in social work research Challenges and opportunities emerging in and for research How social work should or could respond to these

IASSW & Research: Historical Context, Activities and Outcomes How and why the Research Comittee was formed and what is its mandate

Emerging topics and research paradigms, methodologies & methods Global change Indigenous concerns Natural and other disasters World conflicts Migration and immigration: local and global features and issues Indigenous knowledges and research Grassroots-led inquiry and action Increased needs and interest in mixed methodologies and methods Publication forums and issues

Emerging topics and research paradigms, methodologies & methods Trade policies and effects on social work and service users. Public sector, privatization and their effects Comparison of country policies and social work practice. Policy and practice transferability Mixed methodologies and methods to ’follow the money’ Inter-country comparative research: methodologies and methods Evaluation of Knowledge and policy transfer and sharing benefits of research

Challenges and opportunities emerging in and for research Climate for social work research Funding sources and challenges Collaboration with grass-roots groups and organizations Interest in and need for Indigenous inquiry Conducting micro level vs. macro level research

How social work should or could respond: Current picture and discussion Review of diversity and main focii of social work research around the world Views of audience on knowledge and understanding of research in their country or regional context?

Where do we go from here? Research networks Priority topics Survey of social work education programs? Committee membership – who wants to be involved?