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Qualitative research skills for social work : theory and practice / Malcolm Carey.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carey, Malcolm.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service--Research--Methodology.
- Social service.
- Qualitative research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Malcolm Carey provides social work students, academics and practitioners with a practical guide that escorts them through the research process relating to the completion of a small-scale qualitative project or dissertation.
- Contents:
- Introducing qualitative social work research
- The research process
- Core social work research concepts
- The literature review
- Literature-based research and methodologies
- Theoretical and philosophical perspectives
- Methodology
- Research ethics
- Interviews and questionnaires
- Focus groups
- Grounded theory and case studies
- Ethnography
- Life histories and biographical research
- Narrative and discourse analysis
- Participation research
- Internet research
- Analysis
- Writing up and dissemination.
- Notes:
- First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-90736-0
- 1-315-24554-X
- 1-280-87714-6
- 9786613718457
- 1-4094-4932-7
- OCLC:
- 798536408
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