Doing social work research /
Smith, Roger
Doing social work research / Roger Smith. - England : McGraw-Hill Open University Press, 2009. - 217 p.: 23 cm.
Includes bibliographic references and index
Front cover; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: A CHALLENGING TASK?; 1 DRIVERS, DEMANDS AND CONSTRAINTS IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH; 2 `WHAT WORKS` : EVIDENCE FOR PRACTICE?; 3 CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES: THE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE; 4 LEADING THE WAY? SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH AND SERVICE USERS; 5 FROM METHODOLOGY TO METHOD: QUANTITY AND EVIDENCE; 6 CRITICAL AND INTERPRETIVE APPROACHES: WHAT`S GOING ON HERE?; 7 COMMITTED RESEARCH: MODELS AND METHODS; 8 MAKING IT HAPPEN; 9 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER; 10 THE VALUE OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH; REFERENCES; INDEX; Back cover;
Social work research is shown to be both a distinctive academic enterprise and a task that can be accomplished effectively in line with the values and ethical principles that lie at the discipline`s core. This book introduces and evaluates a wide range of approaches across the spectrum of social work research.
English
978-033523564-3
Social service--Research--Methodology
361.3072 Sm49d 2009
Doing social work research / Roger Smith. - England : McGraw-Hill Open University Press, 2009. - 217 p.: 23 cm.
Includes bibliographic references and index
Front cover; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: A CHALLENGING TASK?; 1 DRIVERS, DEMANDS AND CONSTRAINTS IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH; 2 `WHAT WORKS` : EVIDENCE FOR PRACTICE?; 3 CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES: THE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE; 4 LEADING THE WAY? SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH AND SERVICE USERS; 5 FROM METHODOLOGY TO METHOD: QUANTITY AND EVIDENCE; 6 CRITICAL AND INTERPRETIVE APPROACHES: WHAT`S GOING ON HERE?; 7 COMMITTED RESEARCH: MODELS AND METHODS; 8 MAKING IT HAPPEN; 9 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER; 10 THE VALUE OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH; REFERENCES; INDEX; Back cover;
Social work research is shown to be both a distinctive academic enterprise and a task that can be accomplished effectively in line with the values and ethical principles that lie at the discipline`s core. This book introduces and evaluates a wide range of approaches across the spectrum of social work research.
English
978-033523564-3
Social service--Research--Methodology
361.3072 Sm49d 2009