Research in Social Care and Social Welfare : Issues and Debates for Practice.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (178 pages)
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.