Doing research in social work and social care : the journey from student to practitioner researcher /
Flynn, Catherine
Doing research in social work and social care : the journey from student to practitioner researcher / - vi, 240 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- Research design: shaping your study -- Selecting and accessing data: ensuring rigor -- Speaking and listening: interviews, focus groups and community forums -- Counting and measuring: questionnaires, scales and secondary analyses -- Making meaning from data: qualitative analysis -- Making meaning from data: quantitative analysis -- Writing and sharing your findings: creating knowledge for practice.
A step-by-step guide to understanding the concepts of research and gathering data to writing it all up and sharing knowledge, this book enables readers to learn the research process with confidence, build practical knowledge and make the necessary connections between research and professional practice.
147390661X 9781473906617: £75.00 9781473906617 1473906628 9781473906624
2016935865
GBB6E5438 bnb
018075107 Uk 018075107 Uk
Social service--Research.
361.3072 / FLY
Doing research in social work and social care : the journey from student to practitioner researcher / - vi, 240 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- Research design: shaping your study -- Selecting and accessing data: ensuring rigor -- Speaking and listening: interviews, focus groups and community forums -- Counting and measuring: questionnaires, scales and secondary analyses -- Making meaning from data: qualitative analysis -- Making meaning from data: quantitative analysis -- Writing and sharing your findings: creating knowledge for practice.
A step-by-step guide to understanding the concepts of research and gathering data to writing it all up and sharing knowledge, this book enables readers to learn the research process with confidence, build practical knowledge and make the necessary connections between research and professional practice.
147390661X 9781473906617: £75.00 9781473906617 1473906628 9781473906624
2016935865
GBB6E5438 bnb
018075107 Uk 018075107 Uk
Social service--Research.
361.3072 / FLY