Studying how comparative data studies can contribute to macro social work: Insights from the Childcare Gap Policy Study Project.
This article seeks to contribute to the advancement of macro social work with a focus on evidence-based transnational policy practices. It explores how comparative data research can support these practices. To illustrate this, a study on childcare gap policies is presented. This study examines how c...
| Published in: | International Social Work Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 328 - 343 |
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Sage Publications, Ltd.
May2026
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