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Broad Study but Narrow Question: A Friendly Critique of Perry's Article

Alberta J. Ellett

University of Georgia

This article is a critique of the article by Robin Perry in this issue that describes a study in Florida to compare supervisor and peer performance evaluations of child welfare staff. An overview of prior studies related to the importance of the social work degree is provided. Subsequently, selected technical, design issues, and results in the Perry study are identified and discussed. Issues and speculations about the validity of supervisor and peer ratings in Perry's study and other studies are addressed. Finally, a discussion of the need to broaden perspectives on the importance of the social work degree is included. Perry's results indicate more about the invalidity of supervisor and peer ratings of child welfare staff performance than anything about the importance of the social work degree for effective job performance. Perry's study focused on a narrow issue pertaining to a larger set of issues.

Key Words: child welfare • performance evaluation • credentials

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 16, No. 4, 406-411 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731505284204
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