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Aug 31, 2025
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Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog
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HWC 611 - Knowledge Building in Social Work: The Philosophy of Applied Social Research
An examination of the major currents of thought that shape the meta-theoretical, theoretical, and methodological issues related to knowledge building in social work. The impact of pragmatic philosophy on the current “science versus non- science” debate within social work is reviewed. Special attention is given to epistemological approaches and their relation to qualitative and quantitative research strategies.
3 credits
Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)
Offered Fall
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