Importance of Action Research for Social Work practitioners

Chandigarh, April 14, 2024: An excellent academically enriching and practice based workshop titled "Social Work Practice through Action Research" was convened by a renowned social work educator Prof Sanjai Bhatt, former Professor of Delhi School of Social Work at the Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has an experience of more than four decades of teaching Social Work across the country. This comprehensive workshop comprised various insightful sessions tailored to cater to different segments of the audience informed Gaurav Gaur, Chairperson, Centre for Social Work. While discussing the various aspects of the research in social sciences, he elaborated the relevance of action research in context of present and future in context to social work. He also gave real life examples and shed light on research in spirituality and social work.
He shared about the importance of research and action to go simultaneously in the profession of Social Work, and how it plays a significant role in making the research work more valuable and result authentic said Prof Bhatt.
He narrated that an action research plays an important role in solving problems associated with people and society. It is a very important tool to help the masses in finding solutions to their problems.
Dr Gaurav Gaur shared that the students also received guidance on report writing and documentation, crucial skills for reflecting on and sharing their rural camp experiences which was recently conducted at Bharuch, Gujarat.