Catherine Flynn, Fiona McDermott

Doing Research in Social Work and Social Care

The Journey from Student to Practitioner Researcher

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From understanding the concepts of research and gathering data, to writing it all up and sharing knowledge, this book will guide your students to become researchers by giving them:
a confident start with clarity on core concepts and getting it right ethically step-by-step guidance at each point in the research process, showing them diversity in approaches, the impact of context and how to overcome problems case studies of how real researchers embrace the challenges, surprises and successes of research an emphasis on the person in context, so their research is reflective of the realities of social work and social care practice a guide to writing it up and achieving impact and positive change with research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 187mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 455g
• ISBN-13: 9781473906624
• ISBN-10: 1473906628
• Artikelnr.: 46878972

Autorenporträt

Catherine Flynn is an Associate Professor of social work at Monash University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART ONE: PREPARING FOR RESEARCH
Research in the professional practice context
Frameworks underpinning research
Researching ethically: 'What you do is important but how you do it is more important'
Arriving at a research question: Building on existing knowledge
PART TWO: DOING RESEARCH
Research design: Shaping your study
Selecting and accessing data sources: Ensuring rigour
Speaking and listening: Interviews, focus groups and community forums
Counting and measuring: Questionnaires, scales and secondary analyses
Looking and seeing: Visual methods
'Toolkit'
PART THREE: MAKING USE OF RESEARCH
Making meaning from data: Qualitative analysis
Making meaning from data: Quantitative analysis
Writing and sharing your findings: Creating knowledge for practice

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1. Conceptual Frameworks for Research and Evidence Informed Practice
2. Research With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People:
Socio-Cultural Positioning
3. Researching Ethically in Social Work and Social Care
4. Conducting a Literature Review: Framing and Justifying Your Research
5. Designing Your Study
6. Rigorous Research: Selecting and Accessing Data
7. Talking to People: interviews and Focus Groups Contents
8. Measuring Experiences
9. Using Visual Methods
10. Making Meaning from Data: Qualitative Analysis
11. Making Meaning from Quantitative Data
12. Creating Knowledge for Practice: Maximizing the Impact of Your Research

Rezensionen

An ideal resource for students and practitioners in social work and social care which provides detailed guidance on doing research in an easy-to-understand, engaging manner. Interesting examples of research from the field really bring the text to life.

Jennifer Boddy, Griffith University, Australia Jennifer Boddy 20160721