First published in 1998, this volume focuses on increasingly important aspects of research activity by analysing the various development and dissemination projects undertaken at Dartington during the last 15 years, setting out the evidence for their success or failure and then suggesting a strategy for others who may wish to develop their work by similar means.

Roger Bullock, Daniel Gooch, Michael Little, Kevin Mount

1. The Changing Scene. 2. The Place of Evidence in Social Work. 3. Linking Research and Development Work. 4. Development, Design, Dissemination. 5. Measuring Dissemination. 6. The Local Context for Research Development. 7. What Difference Did Going Home Make? 8. Where do Social Workers Get Their Information? 9. Experiments to Test Ultimate Outcomes. 10. Lessons Learned from First Steps. 11. Some Rules of Thumb.