Encyclopedia of social work. Technology : overview / Dick Schoech.
Information technology (IT), which encompasses tools and prescribed actions, has begun to impact on social work substantially, given 50 years of impressive developments. This entry looks at IT trends and their impact on society and social work. The trends covered concern rapid IT development, connec...
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| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
National Association of Social Workers Press and Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Variant Title: |
Technology. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Summary: |
Information technology (IT), which encompasses tools and prescribed actions, has begun to impact on social work substantially, given 50 years of impressive developments. This entry looks at IT trends and their impact on society and social work. The trends covered concern rapid IT development, connectivity, globalisation and outsourcing, intelligent applications and devices, centralisation and distribution of power and control, and distance education. Issues and challenges for social work are also discussed. |
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| Note: | Oxford research encyclopedias. |
| Call Number: | HV29.2 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 5, 2013). |