TY - BOOK AU - Smith, Roger TI - Doing social work research SN - 978-033523564-3 AV - 361.3072 Sm49d 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - England PB - McGraw-Hill Open University Press KW - Social service KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -