Research Partnership
Community agencies know that outcome research is integral to the provision of quality and ethical services to clients, and to the receiving of funding. In-depth analysis of data, however, is beyond the capacity of many community agencies. Graduate social work students welcome the opportunity to learn and apply their knowledge and skills in research and to provide needed services to community agencies. When facilitated by an experienced and skilled research instructor, community agencies and students can benefit from a collaborative venture.
Purposes:
The purposes of Research Partnership project are two-fold:
- Provide opportunities for social work graduate students to learn and apply their knowledge and skills in research and program evaluation.
- Provide needed research services to community agencies, free of charge.
Community agencies gain:
- Valuable research services, at no charge, including an analysis of existing data, a literature review, and recommendations.
- Written research reports, prepared by graduate-level social work students, that can be used to document and improve service delivery and for grantwriting.
- Exposure to graduate-level social work students.
- Exposure to the professional community, when final results are presented (with approval of community agency).
Students gain:
- Opportunity to learn and apply knowledge and skills through "service learning" in the course: SOWK 8190 Research and Computer Applications.
- Exposure to community agencies and services provided by them.
- Opportunity to provide a vital service to a community agency.
Thank you for the assistance of the University of Nebraska of Omaha, Service-Learning Academy in connecting with community partners.