A Guest Editorial: Turning Your Research into a Best-Seller—An Innovative Approach to Knowledge Mobilization and Becoming Newsworthy.

This article focuses on the process and significance of transforming social work research into popular press books to mobilize knowledge beyond academia. It outlines how compelling, ethically presented narratives drawn from clinical or research experiences can engage broader audiences and influence...

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Publicado en:Research on Social Work Practice Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 347 - 353
Autor principal: Ungar, Michael
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. May2026
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        Social workers
        Diffusion of innovations
        Interprofessional relations
        Authorship
        Social work research
        Publishing
        Streaming media
        Research ethics
        Blogs
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          Research ethics
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          Book, periodical and newspaper merchant wholesalers
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