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.
İçerik tablosu
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
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Fiona Mc Dermott is adjunct Associate Professor and has researched and taught in social work courses at Monash University and The University of Melbourne.