Smith, Roger <br/><br/>
Doing social work research / 
Roger Smith. 
 - England :  McGraw-Hill Open University Press,  2009. 
 - 217 p.:  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographic references and index 
<br/><br/>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; 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-033523564-3 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social service--Research--Methodology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>361.3072 Sm49d 2009