Where Academia and Policy Meet - 9781447320197

Where Academia and Policy MeetA Cross-National Perspective on the Involvement of Social Work Academics in Social Policy\nAuthor(s): Richard Hoefer, Arati Maleku, Jo-Pei Tan, Hugh McLaughlin, Pia Tham, Katarina Thorn, Miguel-Angel Mateo-Perez, Mara Asuncin Martnez-Romn, Antoinette Lombard, Gisela Negron-Velazquez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447320197, 978-1447320197\nSynopsis\nBased on data from 12 diverse societies, this is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation.\n\nThe chapters present survey data on the policy involvement of social work academics in different countries and an analysis of this data by country experts. The findings relate to the levels and types of policy engagement of the social work academics, their perceptions regarding this type of activity and the factors associated with this.\n\nThis unique perspective on the academia-society n.