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Understanding & using research in social work /

By: Taylor, Brian J [author.].
Contributor(s): Killick, Campbell [author.] | McGlade, Anne [author.].
Series: Mastering social work practice: Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE/Learning Matters, 2015Description: viii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781473908147; 9781473908147:; 1473908140; 9781473908130; 1473908132.Other title: Understanding and using research in social work.Subject(s): Social service -- Research | Social service | ResearchDDC classification: 361.3072 TAY
Contents:
Introduction -- What is Knowledge and How Does it Inform Practice? -- Practice Questions and Research Types -- Identifying Relevant Research -- Appraising Surveys -- Appraising Qualitative Studies -- Appraising Studies of Effectiveness -- Synthesising Research -- Getting Research Knowledge into Practice within Organisations -- Conclusion.
Summary: By using examples drawn from evidence-based practice this text supports students to appraise and then integrate research into both their daily practice decisions and their assignments and assessments. It does this by defining key concepts like 'knowledge' and 'evidence' and then exploring how they include component parts - from law and legislation to practice knowledge and reflective and critical practice. Case examples are used to illustrate how a clear understanding of these parts can build to a substantial evidence base from which to draw on. Identifying relevant research and appraising its quality are core aspects of the book, while later chapters show how robust knowledge of evidence-based practice can develop into a clear and confident approach to workloads and daily practice dilemmas.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.

Introduction -- What is Knowledge and How Does it Inform Practice? -- Practice Questions and Research Types -- Identifying Relevant Research -- Appraising Surveys -- Appraising Qualitative Studies -- Appraising Studies of Effectiveness -- Synthesising Research -- Getting Research Knowledge into Practice within Organisations -- Conclusion.

By using examples drawn from evidence-based practice this text supports students to appraise and then integrate research into both their daily practice decisions and their assignments and assessments. It does this by defining key concepts like 'knowledge' and 'evidence' and then exploring how they include component parts - from law and legislation to practice knowledge and reflective and critical practice. Case examples are used to illustrate how a clear understanding of these parts can build to a substantial evidence base from which to draw on. Identifying relevant research and appraising its quality are core aspects of the book, while later chapters show how robust knowledge of evidence-based practice can develop into a clear and confident approach to workloads and daily practice dilemmas.

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