Doing Research in Social Work and Social Care - The Journey From Student to Practitioner Researcher

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.

List of contents

1. Conceptual Frameworks for Research and Evidence Informed Practice
2. Research With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Socio-Cultural Positioning
3. Researching Ethically in Social Work and Social Care
4. Conducting a Literature Review: Framing and Justifying Your Research
5. Designing Your Study
6. Rigorous Research: Selecting and Accessing Data
7. Talking to People: interviews and Focus Groups Contents
8. Measuring Experiences
9. Using Visual Methods
10. Making Meaning from Data: Qualitative Analysis
11. Making Meaning from Quantitative Data
12. Creating Knowledge for Practice: Maximizing the Impact of Your Research

About the author

Catherine Flynn is an Associate Professor of social work at Monash University.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Flynn, Catherine Mcdermott Flynn, Flynn Catherine, Fiona Mcdermott, McDermott Fiona
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2025
• EAN: 9781529629019
• ISBN: 978-1-5296-2901-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, Research methods: general, For undergraduate education and equivalents