Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work

Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work

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  • Author: Ian Shaw
  • Publisher: SAGE
  • ISBN: 1473905036
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 437

Bringing key developments and debates together in a single volume, this book provides an authoritative guide for students and practitioners embarking on qualitative research in social work and related fields. Frequently illustrated with contemporary and classic case examples from the authors’ own empirical research and from international published work, and with self-directed learning tasks, the book provides insight into the difficulties and complexities of carrying out research, as well as sharing ‘success’ stories from the field. Shaw and Holland have long experience of writing for practitioners and students and in making complex concepts accessible and readable, making this an ideal text for those engaging in qualitative social work research at any level. Ian Shaw is a Professor of Social Work at the University of York and at the University of Aalborg. Sally Holland is a Reader in Social Work at the School of Social Sciences in Cardiff University.


Psychoanalytic Theory for Social Work Practice

Psychoanalytic Theory for Social Work Practice

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  • Author: Marion Bower
  • Publisher: Psychology Press
  • ISBN: 9780415338004
  • Category : Psychiatric social work
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 246

Written by practicing social workers and social work educators, this text analyzes modern psychoanalytic and psychosocial approaches to social work and relates them to current practices and values. Focusing on working with children and families, the text covers salient issues in social work practice including risk assessment, dealing with parents with drug and alcohol problems, supervision and management of emotional stress. Throughout the book there is an emphasis on the realities of frontline practice, and looking at what can realistically be achieved. It also addresses the research evidence for this approach. With psychoanalytic and psychosocial approaches becoming increasingly popular, this text will be a welcome addition for professionals, students and social work educators.


The Practice of Research in Social Work

The Practice of Research in Social Work

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  • Author: Rafael J. Engel
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications
  • ISBN: 1506304257
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 497

The Fourth Edition of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt’s The Practice of Research in Social Work introduces an integrated set of techniques for evaluating research and practice problems as well as conducting studies. Evidence-based practice comes alive through illustrations of actual social work research. Updated with new examples, the latest research, and expanded material on technology and qualitative methods, this popular text helps readers achieve the 2015 EPAS core competencies essential for social work practice.


The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods

The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods

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  • Author: Bruce Thyer
  • Publisher: SAGE
  • ISBN: 1412958393
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1345

"In the field of social work, qualitative research is starting to gain more prominence as are mixed methods and various issues regarding race, ethnicity and gender. These changes in the field are reflected and updated in "The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods, Second Edition". This text contains meta analysis, designs to evaluate treatment and provides the support to help students harness the power of the Internet. This handbook brings together leading scholars in research methods in social work." --Book Jacket.


Fundamentals of Social Work Research

Fundamentals of Social Work Research

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  • Author: Rafael J. Engel
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications
  • ISBN: 1483352080
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 400

Designed to help students develop skills in evaluating research and conducting studies, this brief version of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt’s popular, The Practice of Research in Social Work, makes principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research. With integration of the CSWE Competencies, the text addresses issues and concerns common to the discipline and encourages students to address diversity and ethics when planning and evaluating research studies. The Second Edition includes a focus on qualitative research, a new chapter on research ethics, new sections on mixed methods research and community-based participatory research, and more.


Using Diaries for Social Research

Using Diaries for Social Research

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  • Author: Andy Alaszewski
  • Publisher: SAGE
  • ISBN: 9780761972914
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 148

The author considers the analysis of diaries as a distinctive research technique in its own right. He recognises the increased interest in and relevance of diary methodology within social research teaching.


Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services

Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services

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  • Author: Michael Sheppard
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781843102892
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 260

This accessible introduction provides social work students and practitioners with the knowledge they need both to evaluate research and to apply it to their own practice. Exploring a range of research methodologies, the author discusses the strengths and limitations of each and shows the reader how to identify the assumptions underlying them.


Handbook of Applied Teaching and Learning in Social Work Management Education

Handbook of Applied Teaching and Learning in Social Work Management Education

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  • Author: Maik Arnold
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3031180380
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 417

This up-to-date reference work explores theories, methods and practices of social work management education in higher education. It includes contributions from more than 30 scholars and researchers in the field of social work management education from more than 10 countries and 4 continents. The work is unique as it overcomes current barriers between the different sub-disciplines of social work didactics and management education, and takes into consideration the development of a discipline-specific Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The integrated and transdisciplinary approach to social work management education presented in this edited volume is of paramount importance to international scholars, teachers, practitioners, students and all other audiences interested in the field of education. The work provides an overview of the theoretical principles on how social work management can be taught and learned, and analyzes curricula, pedagogical approaches, actors, and socio-economic and institutional contexts of social work management at higher education institutions


Reimagining Anti-Oppression Social Work Research

Reimagining Anti-Oppression Social Work Research

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  • Author: Samantha Wehbi
  • Publisher: Canadian Scholars
  • ISBN: 1551309769
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 180

Reimagining Anti-Oppression Social Work Research explores the challenges, tensions, and possibilities of engaging with anti-oppression epistemology in social work research. Through in-depth discussion of methodologies such as phenomenology, surveys, decolonizing research principles, autoethnography, and critical arts-informed research, the authors provide insights about the application of these approaches to studies with marginalized populations and on a variety of social issues. Outlining principles for engaging with communities, research in organizational contexts, and the importance of fluidity and practices of unknowing, this edited collection invites readers to reflect critically about research frameworks. The authors explore the complexities of research on topics such as whiteness, racism, disability, and trans experiences, as well as working within feminist contexts and institutional social service settings. An ideal resource for social work students and scholars, this insightful and highly accessible volume highlights the value of anti-oppressive research for social change.


The Research Interview

The Research Interview

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  • Author: S. Mann
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137353368
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 341

Research and Qualitative Interviews brings into focus the decisions that the interviewer faces by taking a data-led approach in order to open up choices and decisions in the process of planning for, managing, analysing and representing interviews. The chapters concentrate on the real-time, moment-by-moment nature of interview management and interaction. A key feature of the book is the inclusion of reflexive vignettes that foreground the voices and experience of qualitative researchers (both novices and more expert practitioners). The vignettes demonstrate the importance of reflecting on and learning from interactional experience. In addition, the book provides an overview of different types of interviews, commenting on the orientation and make-up of each type. Overall, this book encourages reflective thinking about the use of research interviews. It distinguishes between reflection, reflective practice and reflexivity. All the chapters focus on recurring choices, dilemmas and puzzles; offering advice in opening out and engaging with these aspects of the research interview.