NCJ Number
11338
Date Published
1970
Length
102 pages
Annotation
REPORT BASED ON A SERIES OF CONFERENCES WHICH CONSIDERED ISSUES BASIC TO THE OPTIMAL USE OF RESEARCH IN AGENCY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.
Abstract
THE FOCUS OF THIS MONOGRAM IS ON THE PROBLEMS WHICH FREQUENTLY ARISE IN THE PLANNING AND CONDUCTING OF ACTION-RESEARCH, THE REASONS FOR THESE DIFFICULTIES, AND METHODS FOR AVOIDING THEM. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE VALUE OF RESEARCH FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN SERVICES, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND THE HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY, NEGOTIATION AND PLANNING, TYPES OF RESEARCH, THE INITIATION AND DIRECTION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AND UTILIZATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS.