{"product_id":"practising-social-work-research-case-studies-for-learning-third-edition-paperback-softback-9781487568672","title":"Practising Social Work Research; Case Studies for Learning, Third Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487568672","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePractising Social Work Research\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCase Studies for Learning, Third Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRick Csiernik (Author), Rachel Birnbaum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487568672\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w illustration, 43 b\u0026amp;w figures, 34 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 19.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch skills are as critical to social work practitioners as skills in individual and group counselling, policy analysis, and community development. Adopting strategies similar to those used in direct practice courses, this book integrates research with social work practice, and in so doing promotes an understanding and appreciation of the research process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe third edition of \u003cem\u003ePractising Social Work Research\u003c\/em\u003e comprises twenty-seven case studies that illustrate different research approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, single-subject, and mixed methods. The third edition also adopts a greater equity, diversity, and inclusivity focus than the previous editions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the use of applied, real-life examples, the authors demonstrate the processes of conceptualization, operationalization, sampling, data collection and processing, and implementation. Designed to help the student and practitioner become more comfortable with research procedures, \u003cem\u003ePractising Social Work Research\u003c\/em\u003e capitalizes on the strengths that social work students bring to assessment and problem solving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables \u003cbr\u003eList of Figures \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction \u003cbr\u003eThe Case Study Method \u003cbr\u003eThe Research Process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Problem Solving: Brief Case Studies \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Steps in the Process of Research Identifying the Problem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying the Problem\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 1: Research and the Media: What Are You Being Told? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics: Ensuring No Harm Comes to Participants\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 2: A Question of Ethics: Willowbrook \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 3:  Another Question of Ethics: Studying HIV \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 4:  Ethical Issues of Obtaining Consent to Interview Children in Post-Separation Disputes \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 5:  Respectful Ethical Research Practice: Working with First Nations, Inuit, Innu, and Metis Peoples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparation: Conceptualizing, Operationalizing, and Sampling\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 6: Understanding Ideas and Counting Them \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 7:  Implementing a Pilot Project: A Question of Sampling \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 8: Who Do You Ask? Sampling in a Qualitative Context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Methods\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 9:  Criminal Justice Issues in Social Work Research: The Search for Causality \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 10: Psychometric Properties: How Should We Measure? \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 11: The Validity of Research \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 12: The Application of Quasi-experimental Design in Social Work Research \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 13: The Power of One: Single-Case Study Design \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 14: One More: Another Example of Single-Case Study Design \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 15: Asking Questions Properly: An Examination of Questionnaire Design \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 16: Asking Questions about Children\u0026amp;#x2019;s Participation: Which Approach Is Best for Children?                                                         \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 17: What Does It All Mean? Qualitative Interviews with Children about Their Views and Experiences of Family Justice Professionals \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 18: Q \u0026amp; Q: Employing Both a Qualitative and a Quantitative Approach \u003cbr\u003eCase Study 19: On PAR: Engaging and Empowering Service Users through Participatory Action Research\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 20: Creativity in Research: Promoting Accessibility and Inclusion Through Arts- Based Research\u003cbr\u003e                         Prepared by Holly Kaupa\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 21: Research as Response:  Critical Race and Anti-Colonial Approaches\u003cbr\u003e                         Prepared by Siham Elkassem\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 22: Researching without Directly Engaging: Observational Studies\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 23: The Bigger Picture: Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analysis, and Scoping Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Collection and Statistical Analysis\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 24: Measuring Service User Satisfaction: Do They Like Me?\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 25: Statistics: Adding Some Numbers\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 26: Descriptive Statistics: The First Step from Guessing to Knowing\u003cbr\u003eCase Study 27: Inferring What You Know: Selecting an Appropriate Statistical Test\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Examining Research Through a Critical Lens and a Theorization of Academic Voyeurism\u003cbr\u003e    Siham Elkassem and Andrea Murray-Lichtman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Critiquing Research\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eCritical Analysis of Qualitative Research\u003cbr\u003eCritical Analysis of Quantitative Research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Qualitative Design: Listening to Innocence: The Effects of Islamophobia on Muslim Children\u003cbr\u003eSiham Elkassem, Rick Csiernik, Andrew Mantulak, Gina Kayssi, Yasmine Hussain, Kathryn Lambert, Pamela Bailey, and Asad Choudhary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritique \u003cbr\u003eRachel Birnbaum\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Quantitative Design: An Examination of Two Different Approaches to Visitation-Based Disputes in Child Custody Matters\u003cbr\u003eRachel Birnbaum\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritique \u003cbr\u003eBarbara Decker Pierce and Rick Csiernik\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599832183064,"sku":"9781487568672","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/practising-social-work-research-case-studies-for-learning-third-edition-paperback-softback-9781487568672","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}