Suchergebnisse

pt. 1. Introduction to the field of studying congregations -- pt. 2. Congregational contribution to quality of life in urban America -- pt. 3. Special congregations and subgroups -- pt. 4. Area organizations that enhance the congregational social service capacity -- pt. 5. Conclusions and implications

This introductory article to the symposium on doctoral education in social work aims to provide a framework for the symposium. Doctoral education in social work is continuously in flux. As society and the profession are constantly changing and as academia is also in a state of transition, doctoral education in social work needs to be reassessed. The five papers in this symposium start with understanding the changing environment and then they deal with issues such as policy research, the scientific inquiry, and transdisciplinary research. Finally, it discusses issues of racial and ethnic diversity in doctoral education. The hope is that this set of papers will help shape the discourse regarding social work doctoral education and will help doctoral directors and their peers better plan.

AbstractManaging God's Business: Religious and Faith‐Based Organizations and Their Management, by Malcolm Torry. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2005. 198 pp., $89.95 cloth.