ABSTRACT
In this chapter we elicit the strands from the contributions of the following chapters. We consider five questions which may act as both inferences and ongoing agenda. First, should social work be seen as part of a modernizing agenda? Second, how far has research contributed to the field in terms of the three questions we set at the opening – research in, theorizing from and knowledge for Asia? Third, as illustrative instances of cultural and social regimes and programs, we ask about the significance of patterns and developments regarding migration, family and citizenship – themes of central significance for social work. Fourth, we ask what we may conclude regarding social work education. Finally, we return to the question of whether and how it is possible to speak of an Asian model of social work education and practice.
