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.
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Social service -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01123270
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Genre/Form |
Methods (Music) (OCoLC)fst01423850
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Added Author |
McDermott, Fiona, author.
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ISBN |
147390661X (hardback) |
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9781473906617 (hardback) |
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1473906628 (paperback) |
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9781473906624 (paperback) |
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