
Research for Social Justice
A Community-Based Approach
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Published on 31. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-55266-441-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Most social work research texts are written from an empiricist and positivist perspective, emphasizing the scientific method and the value of objectivity in research. While acknowledging that certain aspects of the scientific method should be preserved, Adje van de Sande and Karen Schwartz argue that social work research should not be value-free. Social work is committed to social justice and social change, and social work research needs to support that commitment. Research for Social Justice examines how the structural perspective and anti-oppressive principles - perspectives that view the problems experienced by people as rooted in the social, political and economic structures of society - provide this support. Aimed at social work students who are interested in exploring the structural approach to their community-based research, Research for Social Justice is also of benefit to social workers conducting research such as program evaluations and needs assessments, and all social science students engaged in social justice and community-based research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55266-441-4 (9781552664414)
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A Community-Based Participatory Approach, Second Edition
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Persons
Adje van de Sande is an associate professor at the School of Social Work at Carleton University.
Karen Schwartz is an associate professor at the School of Social Work at Carleton University.
Karen Schwartz is an associate professor at the School of Social Work at Carleton University.
Content
: Research as Politics
: Research Paradigms
: Research Ethics
: Developing Research Questions
: Research Partners
: Participatory Action Research
: Research with Aboriginal People
: Program Evaluation
: Needs Assessments
: Qualitative Methods
: Quantitative Methods
: Report Writing
: Research Paradigms
: Research Ethics
: Developing Research Questions
: Research Partners
: Participatory Action Research
: Research with Aboriginal People
: Program Evaluation
: Needs Assessments
: Qualitative Methods
: Quantitative Methods
: Report Writing