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L(Ed)Et Al Hardwick - Innovations in Social Work Research: Using Methods Creatively - 9781849055857 - V9781849055857
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Innovations in Social Work Research: Using Methods Creatively

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Description for Innovations in Social Work Research: Using Methods Creatively Paperback. Full of innovative techniques for carrying out social work research, this book will help students, practitioners and academics engaged in research to understand and apply creative methods. With extended case studies of research projects, it reveals effective strategies for undertaking original social work research at all levels. Editor(s): Hardwick, Louise; Smith, Roger; Worsley, Aiden. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.

A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research.

Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work research. It incorporates both distinctive methodological features, such as approaches to participatory inquiry, and provides accounts of researcher strategies to address particular challenges, such as carrying out studies with hard to reach populations. This book combines important methodological insights with pragmatic guidance on commonly experienced problems and how these challenges can be overcome.... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849055857
SKU
V9781849055857
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Ref
99-1

About L(Ed)Et Al Hardwick
Cherilyn Dance is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Applied Social Research at the University of Bedfordshire. She previously worked at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, and her primary concern is with services for looked-after children. David Westlake is Research Fellow, Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work and Social Care, University of Bedfordshire, UK.

Reviews for Innovations in Social Work Research: Using Methods Creatively
This is a rich and stimulating compendium of innovative social work research. Combining many contemporary big names with innovative early career research, this volume illustrates the open-minded, methodological pluralism social work really needs as an academic discipline.
Sue White, Professor of Social Work (Children and Families), Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham This excellent book offers ... Read more

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