Researching practice in ministry and mission : a companion / Helen Cameron and Catherine Duce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cameron, Helen, author.

Duce, Catherine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mission of the church--Research--Methodology.

Mission of the church.

Clergy--Office--Research--Methodology.

Clergy.

Theology, Practical--Research--Methodology.

Theology, Practical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; Norwich, England : SCM Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book proposes to bring together three elements for the benefit of those researching practice in ministry and mission: how to design research that enables questions about practice to be answered in a theological framework. how to address the methodological and epistemological issues that arise in relating empirical research to theology. how to manage a piece of research as a project alongside other responsibilities. Students in PT mostly rely on research methods books written for social science students which tend to assume that the student is young and full-time. This book will act as a companion to student and supervisor needing to bring all three elements listed above together.

Contents:

Introduction

1. What Makes for Good Research?

2. Questionnaires

3. Asking Questions that Matter: Research Questions, Research Proposals and Ethics

4. Participant Observation

5. Finding a Gap in the Field: Literature Reviews

6. Interviews

7. Reaping What You Sow: Piloting Methods, Gathering Data and Analyzing Data

8. Focus Groups

9. There's No Such Thing as Good Writing: Writing and Editing Your Dissertation

10. Documentary Analysis

Conclusion

Appendix: Points for Practitioner Researchers Not Undertaking a Degree.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780334052463

0334052467

9780334046240

0-334-05203-3

OCLC:

923145459