Beyond the research–practice gap: The development of an academic collaborative centre for child and family social work

Show simplified metadata
dc.contributor.authorSteen,R.
dc.contributor.authorvan Regenmortel,M.R.F.
dc.contributor.authorHermans,K.
dc.contributor.institutionSociaal Werk
dc.contributor.institutionTranzo
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-01T10:34:45Z
dc.date.available2025-02-01T10:34:45Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe gap between research and practice has been a long-standing challenge in social work (e.g. Richmond, 1917; Rubin, 2014). Partnership structures between research facilities and social care organisations are seen as a possible way forward, but knowledge on how such partnerships can be successfully elaborated and implemented in local social work practices is scarce. In this article, we elaborate on our experiences in building an academic collaborative centre (ACC): a long-term partnership between a social service organisation and a university (see also ACCs for public health in the Netherlands, e.g. Garretsen et al., 2007; Molleman and Fransen, 2012; Jansen et al., 2015). Starting from the conceptual framework of Thompson et al. (2009), we open up the black box of our collaboration project and give insight into what turned out to be a long and messy but also a very rich and insightful process. We conclude by identifying three important aspects to implementing a research–practice partnership in local social work practice: (i) informal contacts between the different stakeholders and knowledge brokering, (ii) collaborative research projects and (iii) a general framework of mutuality and agreement in which differences can safely exist and negation can take place.en
dc.description.categoryScientific
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.identifier.authororcidSteen, R.
dc.identifier.authororcidvan Regenmortel, M.R.F.
dc.identifier.authororcidHermans, K.
dc.identifier.citationSteen, R, van Regenmortel, M R F & Hermans, K 2018, 'Beyond the research–practice gap : The development of an academic collaborative centre for child and family social work', British Journal of Social Work, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1611–1626. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx126
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/bjsw/bcx126
dc.identifier.issn0045-3102
dc.identifier.pure20347534
dc.identifier.purepermalinkhttps://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/248f32c8-35df-44e1-ab21-0ac09541d9ec
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14602/68617
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.rights.coverpagestatementGeneral rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. - Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. - You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain - You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal" Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.
dc.rights.rightsholder(c) Universiteit van Tilburg
dc.source.beginpage
dc.source.endpage
dc.source.issue6
dc.source.journaltitleBritish Journal of Social Work
dc.source.metadatavisibilityFREE
dc.source.publicationstatuspublished
dc.source.volume48
dc.source.workflowstateapproved
dc.subjectBOUNDARY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectPartnerships
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectacademic collaborative centre
dc.subjectevidence-based practice
dc.subjectknowledge co-creation
dc.subjectresearch-practice gap
dc.titleBeyond the research–practice gap: The development of an academic collaborative centre for child and family social worken
dc.typeArticle
Files
Collections
Tilburg University Research Output Collection