The Methodological Trends in the Production of Knowledge in Social Work: the state of the art of dissertations on Social Policy

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.216322313018

• Palavras-chave: Social service; Scientific methodology; Knowledge Production.

• Keywords: Social service; Scientific methodology; Knowledge Production.

• Abstract:

  Knowledge and research that are built on assumptions established historically by science, adopt theoretical and methodological procedures. Based on this understanding, this article aims to analyze the results of research on methodological trends that affect the production of knowledge of Social Work materialized in master's dissertations defended in the Graduate Program in Social Work at the ‘‘Universidade Federal da Paraíba’’ - PPGSS/UFPB in the area of Social Policy between the years 2010 to 2019. The research universe is limited to one hundred and nineteen (119) PPGSS/UFPB Master's Dissertations, linked to the area and temporality mentioned. In methodological terms, it is typified as a bibliographical and documental research in the perspective of the historical-dialectical materialist method with the use of the state of the art methodology. In operationalizing the state of the art, the following investigative themes were used: Type of Research, Methods Used, Approach.