Campling / Humphries Social Work Research for Social Justice

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-137-02172-4
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Reshaping Social Work

Students of social work need to understand the contribution of research, as part of this evidence base, to effective practice. This textbook introduces students to a range of research methods at a practical level and sensitises them to the political dimension of research.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Humphries, Beth

Campling, Jo

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Social Work Research as a contentious practice.- Ethical Social Work Research Practice and Social Justice.- Experimental Ways of Knowing.- Participatory Research.- Action Research.- Case Study Research.- Critical Social Research.- Discourse Analytic Research.- Ethnographic Research.- Social Surveys.- Evaluation Research.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Beth Humphries is a writer and researcher who has practised, taught and studied social work for many years. She has worked in universities across the UK and is currently a visiting professor at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her special research interest is in social work, immigration control and asylum and she has published extensively in this field.