Advancing scholarship on rural social work in China : published researchers’ perspectives
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- Qian Meng, Mel Gray, Lieve Bradt (UGent) and Griet Roets (UGent)
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- A search of literature spanning 2000-2019 located 45 articles on rural social work in China in peer-reviewed international and Chinese journals, showing that this was an emerging area of research and scholarship. To explore the nature of, and enrich the knowledge base on, rural social work in China, this paper reports on an exploratory study that involved interviews with Chinese researchers (n = 11), who had published on the topic. Thematic analysis revealed several findings: emerging place-based models, responding to complex rural dynamics and challenges, a focus on rural community development, professional practice issues, the need for political support and skilled professionals.
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- Rural social work, qualitative research, community organisation, community development, China, SICHUAN, MODEL
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01JBGW17RM9ETRX0EWPJH9E6TJ
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- Meng, Qian, et al. “Advancing Scholarship on Rural Social Work in China : Published Researchers’ Perspectives.” ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT, 2025, doi:10.1080/29949769.2024.2424858.
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- Meng, Q., Gray, M., Bradt, L., & Roets, G. (2025). Advancing scholarship on rural social work in China : published researchers’ perspectives. ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT. https://doi.org/10.1080/29949769.2024.2424858
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- Meng, Qian, Mel Gray, Lieve Bradt, and Griet Roets. 2025. “Advancing Scholarship on Rural Social Work in China : Published Researchers’ Perspectives.” ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT. https://doi.org/10.1080/29949769.2024.2424858.
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- Meng, Qian, Mel Gray, Lieve Bradt, and Griet Roets. 2025. “Advancing Scholarship on Rural Social Work in China : Published Researchers’ Perspectives.” ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT. doi:10.1080/29949769.2024.2424858.
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- 1.Meng Q, Gray M, Bradt L, Roets G. Advancing scholarship on rural social work in China : published researchers’ perspectives. ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT. 2025;
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- [1]Q. Meng, M. Gray, L. Bradt, and G. Roets, “Advancing scholarship on rural social work in China : published researchers’ perspectives,” ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT, 2025.
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title = {{Advancing scholarship on rural social work in China : published researchers’ perspectives}},
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