The social work dissertation : using small-scale qualitative methodology / Malcolm Carey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carey, Malcolm.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Research.

Social service.

Social work education.

Dissertations, Academic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, England : McGraw-Hill Education, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book guides the student through the research process relevant to the completion of a social work dissertation.

Contents:

Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of case studies; 1 Social work research and the dissertation; 2 The research process for a social work dissertation; 3 Key concepts in social work research; 4 Theory and social work research; 5 The literature review and literature-based dissertations; 6 Social work methodology; 7 Traditional methods: Interviews, questionnaires and focus groups; 8 Alternative methodology: Narrative research, discourse analysis and life histories; 9 Qualitative analysis

10 Writing up and disseminationGlossary; Appendix: Useful websites; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-28159-1

0-335-24760-1

OCLC:

830162090