Karen Bell

Research Output

Research Output per year

2001 2021

• 183 Citations
• 7 h-Index
• 20 Article
• 9 Presentation only
• 8 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
• 3 Chapter in textbook/reference book
• 8 More
  • 1 Edited book
  • 1 Conference paper
  • 1 Abstract
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Book/Film/Article review
  • 1 Comment/debate
  • 1 Doctoral Thesis
  • 1 Working paper

Research Output per year

Research Output per year

Search results

• 2020

  International study abroad programmes: Exploring global south student perspectives, reciprocity and sustainability

  Bell, K., Cash, B., Boetto, H. & Thampi, K., 2020, In: Social Work Education. p. 1-13 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • studies abroad
  • reciprocity
  • sustainability
  • experience
  • student

• Social work in Australian public libraries: An interdisciplinary approach to social justice

  Garner, J., Mitchell, L., Bell, K., Lockwood, A. & Wardle, S., 2020, In: Public Library Quarterly. p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • social justice
  • social work
  • staff
  • social worker
  • sanctuary
• 2019

  Preparation for practice: Embedding the development of professional identity within social work curriculum

  Moorhead, B., Bell, K., Jones-Mutton, T., Boetto, H. & Bailey, R., 2019, In: Social Work Education. 38, 8, p. 983-995 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • social work
  • curriculum
  • knowledge acquisition
  • social worker
  • workplace
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Climate change adaptation: Community action, disadvantaged groups and practice implications for social work

  Appleby, K., Bell, K. & Boetto, H., 02 Jan 2017, In: Australian Social Work. 70, 1, p. 78-91 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Climate Change
  • Group Practice
  • Community Participation
  • Social Work
  • Vulnerable Populations
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Social work students' reflections on gender, social justice and human rights during a short-term study programme to India

  Bell, K., Moorhead, B. & Boetto, H., Jan 2017, In: International Social Work. 60, 1, p. 32-44 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • study program
  • social justice
  • social work
  • human rights
  • India
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  132 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Exploring the development of professional identity with newly qualified social workers

  Moorhead, B., Bell, K. & Bowles, W., 2016, In: Australian Social Work. 69, 4, p. 456-467 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Workers
  • social worker
  • research process
  • research project
  • experience
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  6 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Environmental sustainability in social work education: An online initiative to encourage global citizenship

  Boetto, H. & Bell, K., May 2015, In: International Social Work. 58, 3, p. 448-462 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • social work
  • citizenship
  • sustainability
  • environmental damage
  • curriculum development
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  222 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Broadening the 'Environment' in Social Work: Impacts of a Study Abroad Program

  Boetto, H., Moorhead, B. & Bell, K., 2014, In: Critical Social Work. 15, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • studies abroad
  • social work
  • environmental damage
  • India
  • student

• Exploring epistemic injustice through feminist social work research

  Bell, K., May 2014, In: Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work. 29, 2, p. 165-177 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • work research
  • social work
  • research project
  • justice
  • discourse
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  86 Downloads (Pure)

• India and Us: Student development of professional social work identity through a short-term study abroad program

  Moorhead, B., Boetto, H. & Bell, K., 2014, In: Social Work Education. 33, 2, p. 175-189 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • studies abroad
  • social work
  • India
  • student
  • social justice
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Restoring meaning to supervision through a peer consultation group in rural Australia

  Bailey, I., Bell, K., Kalle, W. & Pawar, M., Mar 2014, In: Journal of Social Work Practice. 28, 4, p. 479-495 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Peer Group
  • supervision
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Group
  • evaluation
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  74 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  Constructions of 'infertility' and some lived experiences of involuntary childlessness

  Bell, K., Aug 2013, In: Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work. 28, 3, p. 284-295 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • childlessness
  • social work
  • work research
  • biomedicine
  • experience
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• International field experience in social work: Outcomes of a short-term study abroad program to India

  Bell, K. & Anscombe, A., Dec 2013, In: Social Work Education. 32, 8, p. 1032-1047 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • studies abroad
  • social work
  • India
  • social justice
  • experience
  31 Citations (Scopus)

  19 Downloads (Pure)

• Participants' motivations and co-construction of the qualitative research process

  Bell, K., Jul 2013, In: Qualitative Social Work. 12, 4, p. 523-539 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Qualitative Research
  • research process
  • Social Work
  • qualitative research
  • Volunteers
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  104 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  An Exploration of Women's Psychosocial Support Needs in the Context of Assisted Reproduction

  Bell, K., Sep 2012, In: Social Work in Health Care. 51, 8, p. 695-709 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Workers
  • Reproduction
  • Reproductive Techniques
  • Human Rights
  • Respect
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Towards a post-conventional philosophical base for social work

  Bell, K., 2012, In: British Journal of Social Work. 42, 3, p. 408-423 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Social Work
  • social work
  • Social Theory
  • paradigm
  • Knowledge Bases
  36 Citations (Scopus)

  175 Downloads (Pure)
• 2006

  An overview of assisted reproduction in Australia and directions for social research

  Bell, K., 2006, In: International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society. 4, 1, p. 15-27 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • social research
  • childlessness
  • public interest
  • baby
  • funding
  263 Downloads (Pure)

• Brutal Neglect: Australian Rural women's access to health services.

  Alston, M., Allan, J., Dietsch, J., Wilkinson, J., Shankar, J., Osburn, L., Bell, K., Muenstermann, I., Giorgas, D., Moore, E., Jennett, C., Ritter, A., Gibson, R., Wallace, J., Harris, J. & Grantley, J., 2006, In: Rural and Remote Health. 6, 1, p. 0-0 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Rural women
  • Health Services
  • neglect
  • health service
  • Primary Health Care
  23 Citations (Scopus)

  26 Downloads (Pure)
• 2005

  Help or hindrance? Outcomes of social work student placements

  Barton, H., Bell, K. & Bowles, W., 2005, In: Australian Social Work. 58, 3, p. 301-312 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Work
  • social work
  • Students
  • costs
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis

• 'SERPS Up': support, engagement and retention of postgraduate students - a model of postgraduate support

  Alston, M., Allan, J., Bell, K., Brown, A., Dowling, J., Hamilton, P., McKinnon, N., Mitchell, R., Whittenbury, K., Valentine, B., Wicks, A. & Williams, R., 2005, In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning. 45, 2, p. 172-190 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • student body
  • study program
  • student
  • social research
  • Federal Government