Research methods for social workers. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Linda Bell.
• Authors: (Associate professor), Bell, Linda
• Contents: Chapter One From social work skills to research skills: what is 'being research minded'?.- Chapter Two Understanding published research and research design: scoping and summarizing.- Chapter Three Dealing with ethics and maintaining professional values during research.- Chapter Four Talking and listening: using qualitative methods to develop relationship based approaches to research.- Chapter Five Working with documentary sources and qualitative data analysis in social work research.- Chapter Six It's all about attitude: ways of capturing and understanding measurable data.- Chapter Seven Mixing it up: how to combine research approaches without getting into a muddle.- Chapter Eight Can you innovate? Developing arts based and visual methods for social work research.- Chapter Nine What's out there? Using the internet and social media for research.- Chapter Ten Becoming a social work researcher: building confidence as well as skills.- Glossary of key terms.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: 361.32072; Social sciences; Social service -- Research -- Methodology; Social work; Social Science -- Social Work; Social work
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137442833
• Related ISBNs: 9781137442826
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