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Doing Research in Social Work and Social Care
The Journey from Student to Practitioner Researcher
First Edition
- Catherine Flynn - Monash University, Australia
- Fiona McDermott - Monash University, Australia
Other Titles in:
Evidence-based Practice | Research Methods & Evaluation (General) | Social Work Research Methods
Evidence-based Practice | Research Methods & Evaluation (General) | Social Work Research Methods
October 2016 | 248 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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.
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
A very interesting text with application across the workforce.
Social Work, Edge Hill University
August 27, 2020
This is a very comprehensive book. Students find it easy to read and understand basic concepts of research methods. Additionally, to my knowledge, there are not many research methods book looking from a social work perspective, they are usually into health and social care research, which makes this book quite unique.
Dept of Mental Health, Social Work, Middlesex University
October 23, 2017
