This handy book is a one-stop introduction to research and evaluation for social workers. Including unique project examples, exercises, discussion points and extensive signposting to further reading, and drawing on the author's many years of teaching experience, it is essential reading for students who may be unfamiliar with research methods.
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.
