Research Skills for Social Work

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Research Skills for Social Work

Social work

Author: Andrew Whittaker

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Collection: Transforming Social Work Practice Series

Language: English

Published by: Learning Matters

Published on: 22 June 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 160 pages

ISBN: 9780857259288


Introduction

Social Work students often find research an intimidating and complex area of study, with many struggling to understand the core concepts and their application to practice.

Content Overview

This book presents these concepts in an accessible and user-friendly way. Key skills and methods such as literature reviews, interviews, and questionnaires are explored in detail while the underlying ethical reasons for doing good research underpin the text.

New in This Edition

For this second edition, new material on ethnography is added.

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