Research and the Social Work Picture
1st Edition
Published on 7. February 2018
208 pages
978-1-4473-3891-8 (ISBN)
Description
There's a growing pressure for social workers to engage with research and draw on this in practice. But why is this research important?
This first book in the Research in Social Work series, published in association with the European Social Work Research Association, provides an accessible way to think about this question. Drawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia and the USA, it covers how research is conducted, used, and perceived. It is perfect for social work students, researchers and practitioners, providing a detailed sketch of how research finds a place in the wider social work picture and offering opportunities and exercises that highlight how social work research is relevant in day-to-day course programmes and practice.
The book will embolden a kind of scepticism, while at the same time providing the ground work for social workers to become more thoughtfully practical - and practically thoughtful.
This first book in the Research in Social Work series, published in association with the European Social Work Research Association, provides an accessible way to think about this question. Drawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia and the USA, it covers how research is conducted, used, and perceived. It is perfect for social work students, researchers and practitioners, providing a detailed sketch of how research finds a place in the wider social work picture and offering opportunities and exercises that highlight how social work research is relevant in day-to-day course programmes and practice.
The book will embolden a kind of scepticism, while at the same time providing the ground work for social workers to become more thoughtfully practical - and practically thoughtful.
Reviews / Votes
"A rich and highly practical resource which opens the door to research for social work practitioners, and both intending and experienced researchers." Roger Smith, Durham University "Each gem of a chapter brings together deep wisdom that recognizes the particularities of time, space, and place in the shaping of multiple social work practices." Professor Barbara Levy Simon, Columbia UniversityMore details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-3891-8 (9781447338918)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447338918
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Person
Dr. Ian Shaw is S R Nathan Professor of Social Work, National University of Singapore and Professor Emeritus, University of York. He was the first Chair of the European Social Work Research Association.
Content
What is social work research?
Why do research in social work?
Doing research application
Mapping social work research
Social work research over time
Place and space
Sociological social work: a case example
Doing good social work research
Why do research in social work?
Doing research application
Mapping social work research
Social work research over time
Place and space
Sociological social work: a case example
Doing good social work research
