Jackie Rafferty

School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Position: Director
Telephone: (023) 8059 2925
Email: j.rafferty@soton.ac.uk

Biography

Jackie Rafferty is Director of the Centre for Human Service Technology (CHST) and SWAP, the  Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Social Policy and Social Work. With a background in community development she has worked extensively over the last 15 years in the areas of information and communication technologies and learning and teaching in the human services.

Research interests

The use of information and communication technology in human service education and practice, pedagogic research and development.

Work in progress

Rafferty & Steyaert are editing a special issue of the British Journal of Social Work on "Social Work in the digital age". The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Social Policy and Social Work activities can be accessed through the SWAP website

Roles

Director

Selected publications

Edited books and volumes
 Rafferty, J. and Steyaert, J. (eds) 2009 Social work in the digital age The British Journal of Social Work, Vol 39: 4. Oxford University Press.  On-line abstract
 Rafferty, J. Steyaert, J. and Colombi, D.P. (eds) 1996 Human Services in The Information Age. New York: The Haworth Press., (ISBN: 978-1-56024-768-5)
 Steyaert, J, Colombi, D.P. and Rafferty, J. (eds) 1996 Human Services and Information Technology: An International Perspective. Arena Ashgate.262pp
 Rafferty, J. Steyaert, J. & Colombi, D. (eds) 1995 Computers in the Human Services, Volume 12 Nos. 1/2. USA: The Haworth Press.1 - 194
 Colombi, D., Rafferty, J. and Steyaert, J. (eds) 1993 Human Services and Information Technology: a European Perspective. West Sussex: ENITH.
Chapters in books
 Rafferty, J. & Steyaert, J. 2007 Social work in a digital society. In Lymbery, M. & Postle, K. (eds), Social Work: A companion for learning. Sage.
 Waldman, J. & Rafferty J. 2006 . In Dunlop, J. M., Holosko, M. J. & Berger, P.M. (eds), Information Technology and Evidence-Based Social Work Practice. USA: The Haworth Press., (ISBN: 978-0-7890-3405-2)
 Rafferty J, Orton S & Ashford M 2003 Towards eLearning: opportunities and challenges. In Burgess H & Taylor I (eds), Effective learning and teaching in social policy and social work. Kogan Page.
 Rafferty, J. 2000 Information and communication technologies. In Davies, M. (eds), The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work (pp. 169). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
 Steyaert, J., Colombi, D. & Rafferty, J. 1996 Setting the Scene. In Steyaert, J., Colombi, D. & Rafferty, J. (eds), Human Services and Information Technology: An International Perspective (pp. 1 - 29). ENITH/Ashgate Publishing Ltd.., (ISSN: 1 857423658)
 Steyaert, J., Colombi, D. & Rafferty, J. 1996 Rhythms of the Future Human Services and Information Technology: An International Perspective (pp. 235 - 256). UK: ENITH/STAKES/Ashgate Publishing., (ISSN: 1857423658)
 Colombi, D., Rafferty, J. & Steyaert, J. 1993 Overview of Developments Human Services and Information Technology: A European Perspective (pp. 187 - 199). West Sussex: ENITH., (ISSN: 0854324763)
 Colombi, D., Rafferty, J. & Steyaert, J. 1993 Human Services and Information Technology Human Services and Information Technology: A European Perspective (pp. 1 - 32). UK: ENITH., (ISSN: 0854324763)
Articles in journals
 Waldman, J. & Rafferty, J. 2006 Evidence from Virtual Social Work Practice: Implications for Education. Journal of Evidenced-Based Social Work, Volume 3 Issues 2/3, (ISSN: 1543-3714)
 Rafferty, J. & Waldman, J. 2006 Fit for virtual social work practice. Journal of Technology for the Human Services, Volume 24 Issue 2/3, 1 - 22.  On-line abstract, (ISSN: 1522-8835)
 Kenyon, S., Rafferty J. and Lyons, G. 2003 Social exclusion and transport in the UK: A role for virtual accessibility in the alleviation of mobility-related social exclusion? Journal of Social Policy, Volume 32 Issue 3, 317-338.  On-line abstract, (ISSN: 0047-2794)
 Taylor, I. & Rafferty, J. 2003 Integrating research and teaching in social work: building a strong partnership. Journal of Social Work Education, Volume 22, Number 6 , 589 - 602.  On-line abstract, Published
 Kenyon, S., Lyons, G. and Rafferty, J. 2002 Transport and social exclusion: Investigating the possibility of promoting includion through virtual mobility. Journal of Transport Geography, Volume 10 Issue 3, 207-219.  On-line abstract
 Rafferty, J. 1998 Online and/or on paper—An analysis of opinions. New Technology in the Human Services, 11(1), 22-24.
 Rafferty, J. 1998 Changing to Learn: Learning to Change. Computers in Human Services, 15(2), 159-169.
 Rafferty, J. 1998 Social work and information and communication technologies: The tortoise and the hare? New Technology in the Human Services, 11(2), 10-12.
 Rafferty, J. 1998 British Journal of Social Work. Critical Commentaries, Shifting paradigms of information technology in social work education and practice, 27, 959-974 .
Reports
 Holt, J. & Rafferty, J. 2005 Building skills into the curriculum: A guide to meeting the requirement for social work degree students to achieve information and communication technology skills. Southampton: SWAP.  On-line article
 Rafferty J. & Waldman J. 2003 . Report to Building E-Learning Capacity for the Social Work Degree, A Scoping Study for the Department of Health E-Learning Steering Group. Department of Health.  On-line article
 Fairweather, N.B., Rogerson, S., Rafferty, J., Duquenoy, P. and Megone, C. 2000 . Report to Social responsibility in the information age. De Montfort University.