摘要：The article presents the research,the aim of which is to study how social work is reflected in the official academic documents (doctoral research plans) written by Lithuanian social work students who study for a doctoral degree in Finland,at the University of Lapland. The research material consists of 143 pages from 24 research plans received from 29 Lithuanian students. Content analysis was used to analyze the research material. The analysis reveals ten categories as representations of social work identity. Based on the results it is evident that looking for the way of understanding the nature of social work as work is crucial in early years of academic social work development. More comparative research is needed before national specificities of social work could be identified in Lithuania.
其他摘要：Straipsnyje pristatomas tyrimas,kurio pagrindą sudaro Laplandijos universiteto ir Lietuvos universitetų bendradarbiavimas rengiant socialinio darbo doktorantus. Tyrimo autorių tikslas atskleisti,kaip socialinis darbas pateikiamas Lietuvos doktorantų paren
关键词：social work identity;doctoral studies;academic social work development.
其他关键词：socialinio darbo identitetas;doktorantūros studijos;akademinio socialinio darbo raida.
