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Research for Social Workers has built a strong reputation as an accessible guide to the key research methods and approaches used in the discipline. Ideal for beginners, the book outlines the importance of social work research, its guiding principles and explains how to choose a topic area, develop research questions together with describing the key steps in the research process. The authors outline the principles of sampling, systematic reviews and surveys and interviews, provide guidance on evaluation and statistical analysis and explain how research can influence policy and practice. This new edition includes:
- an expanded discussion of rigour in qualitative research
- more detailed analysis of systematic reviews
- a new section on on-line surveys
- enhanced examination of action research including recent examples of action research programs
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- an expanded section on evidence-based practice.
Margaret Alston is Professor of Social Work at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is also Professor Emeritus at Monash University. She is the Director of the Gender, Leadership and Social Sustainability (GLASS) research unit which was established at Monash and is now located at the University of Newcastle. She has published widely in the areas of gender, social work, rural social issues and climate change.
Wendy Bowles is Professor in Social Work and Human Services at Charles Sturt University. She is also co-author of Ethical Practice in Social Work: An applied approach and writes in the areas of rural social work practice and education, social work ethics and disability issues.Thanks for subscribing!
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