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Product DescriptionWith 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 utilizing international knowledge. Yet untilnow, 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 actualapplications 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 internationalsocial work, but also an attractive addition to any faculty researchers bookshelf.Review"This timely bookprovides a comprehensive and informative discussion of social work research with an international perspective that will be valuable in an increasingly interdependent world." - Jordan I. Kosberg, The University of Alabama Endowed Chair, School of Social Work, The University ofAlabama"As far as I know, no other book of comparable quality and scope is currently available. It will meet a felt need of many social work educators and scholars, social work librarians, personnel in international organizations, and research-oriented human services professionals in the United States andabroad." - Shanti Khinduka, George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis"This "first of its kind" book makes a major contribution to the literature on social work research. The authors show how social work's knowledge base can be informed by international research and how this, in turn, enhances practice effectiveness. The book is well-written, comprehensive,interesting and informative. Tripodi and Potocky-Tripodi are to be congratulated on their pioneering contribution to the field."- James Midgley, Specht Professor and Dean, School of Social Welfare, University of California, BerkeleyAbout the AuthorTony 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, FloridaInternational 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 withRefugees and Immigrants and co-editor of two other books, and she has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, editorial, and book reviews.