An evaluation of the purposes of research in social work

Abstract

Different authors have varying opinions on what the purposes of research should be called. The terminology used in scientific writing should be understood to have a similar meaning by the various members of a particular profession or subject group. The main aim of this article is to provide clarity on various viewpoints and to delineate what can be considered the various purposes of research in social work. This article thus aims to study the arious opinions and endea ours to describe and formulate the author’s own viewpoint on this issue