With the constant exchange of international information now a permanent condition in the world, social work scholars and students must be sensitive to the need for knowledge sharing between countries as well as to issues involved in obtaining and utilising international knowledge. Yet until now, no book has juxtaposed these two growing streams of emphasis. In this clearly written volume, Tony Tripodi and Miriam Potocky-Tripodi fill that gap, presenting readers with the many prospects and great potential for international social work research. The authors establish three discrete varieties of research supra-national, intra-national, and trans-national and explore a wealth of issues and examples within each. The easy-to-follow format helps readers learn how to define and distinguish each kind of research, then provides actual applications of all three. Examples draw on research from the world over, and range from microcredit programs in India to migrant aid in Nicaragua to adoptees in Romania. These unique features make it an ideal sequel to basic research texts in social work and supplement to texts on international social work, but also an attractive addition to any faculty researchers bookshelf.

Author Biography

Tony Tripodi, DSW, is Dean and Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University. After receiving his doctorate in social research from Columbia University, he taught research methods at Columbia University, University of California - Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Pittsburgh, Florida International University, and Ohio State University. He has published extensively in program evaluation, research methods, and research utilization. Miriam Potocky-Tripodi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, Florida International University, where she has been on the faculty since 1993 after receiving her Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of Kansas. She is the author of Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants and co-editor of two other books, and she has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, editorial, and book reviews.