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Research in Social Care and Social Welfare : Issues and Debates for Practice.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (178 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781846422690
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Research in Social Care and Social WelfareDDC classification:
  • 361/.007/2
LOC classification:
  • HV11 .R3964 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Research in Social Care and Social Welfare: Issues and Debates for Practice -- Contents -- 1. Perspectives on Social Research -- 2. Collaborative Approaches to Research -- 3. Exploring Young People's Experience of Immigration Controls: The Search for an Appropriate Methodology -- 4. Studying 'Others': Research and Representation -- 5. Case Studying Organisations: The Use of Quantitative Approaches -- 6. Disrupting Ethics in Social Research -- 7. Unusual Terms: What Do You Mean By…? -- 8. Casing the Joint: An Illegitimate Take on a Community of Care -- 9. Community Auditing: Appropriate Research Methods for Effective Youth and Community Work Intervention -- 10. Documentary and Text Analysis: Uncovering Meaning in a Worked Example -- 11. Hidden from History: Research and Romantic Friendship -- 12. Storytelling as Research -- 13. Demystifying the Doctorate: Why Do a PhD? -- The Contributors -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Summary: This important book explores the links between research, evidence-based practice and policy in social care. Basing their chapters in case-study material, the contributors examine the issues arising from qualitative and quantitative methodologies, critique orthodox views of ethics and offer examples of innovative social research methods.
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Intro -- Research in Social Care and Social Welfare: Issues and Debates for Practice -- Contents -- 1. Perspectives on Social Research -- 2. Collaborative Approaches to Research -- 3. Exploring Young People's Experience of Immigration Controls: The Search for an Appropriate Methodology -- 4. Studying 'Others': Research and Representation -- 5. Case Studying Organisations: The Use of Quantitative Approaches -- 6. Disrupting Ethics in Social Research -- 7. Unusual Terms: What Do You Mean By…? -- 8. Casing the Joint: An Illegitimate Take on a Community of Care -- 9. Community Auditing: Appropriate Research Methods for Effective Youth and Community Work Intervention -- 10. Documentary and Text Analysis: Uncovering Meaning in a Worked Example -- 11. Hidden from History: Research and Romantic Friendship -- 12. Storytelling as Research -- 13. Demystifying the Doctorate: Why Do a PhD? -- The Contributors -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

This important book explores the links between research, evidence-based practice and policy in social care. Basing their chapters in case-study material, the contributors examine the issues arising from qualitative and quantitative methodologies, critique orthodox views of ethics and offer examples of innovative social research methods.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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