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Author Flynn, Catherine (Sociologist), author.

Title Doing research in social work and social care : the journey from student to practitioner researcher / Catherine Flynn, Fiona McDermott.

Publication Info. London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  361.3072 F648D    Check Shelf
Description vi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-232) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Research in the professional practice context -- Frameworks underpinning research -- Researching ethically : 'what you do is important but how you do it is more important' -- Arriving at a research question : building on existing knowledge -- Research design : shaping your study -- Selecting and accessing data : ensuring rigour -- Speaking and listening : interviews, focus groups and community forums -- Counting and measuring : questionnaires, scales and secondary analyses / with Susan Baidawi Looking and seeing : visual methods / with Alex Haynes -- 'Toolkit' -- Making meaning from data : qualitative analysis -- Making meaning from data : quantitative analysis / with Chris Trotter -- Writing and sharing your findings : creating knowledge for practice.
Summary This book guides students to becoming researchers by detailing the concepts of research and gathering data, to writing it all up and sharing knowledge to students.
Subject Social service -- Research -- Methods.
Social service -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01123270
Genre/Form Methods (Music) (OCoLC)fst01423850
Added Author McDermott, Fiona, author.
ISBN 147390661X (hardback)
9781473906617 (hardback)
1473906628 (paperback)
9781473906624 (paperback)
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