Expectations versus Reality: Achieving Impact from Social Work Practitioner Research in Challenging Circumstances

Achieving impact in ergonomic research.

People are central to system functioning and this role has been dramatically extended by new information technology. This makes possible the fundamental transformation of processes across systems of systems. Can Ergonomics research play an effective role in systems integration innovation? To have real world impact on such problems the system of R and D needs to sustain strong designs that addre...

Levels of Support from Children in Taiwan : Expectations versus Reality , 1965 – 99

Virtual Reality for Research in Social Neuroscience

The emergence of social neuroscience has significantly advanced our understanding of the relationship that exists between social processes and their neurobiological underpinnings. Social neuroscience research often involves the use of simple and static stimuli lacking many of the potentially important aspects of real world activities and social interactions. Whilst this research has merit, ther...

Research on Social Work Practice

Afghanistan's health system: moving forward in challenging circumstances 2002-2013.

This supplement to the Journal of Global Public Health is devoted to the re-development of the health system in Afghanistan beginning in 2002. It discusses the processes that were adopted by the Ministry of Public Health and its partners, and the activities of the nongovernmental organisations that, for the most part, were responsible for overseeing the delivery of health services to the popula...