Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
Soc Work. 2013 Jan;58(1):31-40. doi: 10.1093/sw/sws056.
International collaboration in social work research, particularly research in the global south, presents unique opportunities for the personal and professional development of researchers and students alike. Yet data to help direct the process are limited. Using a research project recently carried out in Ghana as background, the authors present some guidelines for planning and conducting international research collaborations and underline challenges and opportunities in each. Factors highlighted include the process of building a collaboration, development of a research plan, funding and budget concerns, human subject considerations, sample selection, issues in collecting and analyzing data, and dissemination of research findings. Throughout, the authors address the role of respect, mutuality, and science in the conduct of international research in resource-constrained countries.
国际社会工作研究合作，特别是在全球南方的研究，为研究人员和学生的个人和职业发展提供了独特的机会。然而，帮助指导这一过程的数据却很有限。本文以最近在加纳开展的一个研究项目为背景，为国际研究合作的规划和开展提出了一些指导方针，并强调了每个过程中的挑战和机遇。突出的因素包括合作的建立过程、研究计划的制定、资金和预算问题、人体研究对象的考虑、样本选择、数据收集和分析中的问题，以及研究结果的传播。作者在整个过程中探讨了在资源有限的国家进行国际研究时尊重、相互性和科学的作用。
