Innovations in Social Work Research: Using Methods Creatively

By: Jennifer Taylor and John Carpenter and Jackie Robinson and Sue Thompson and Harry Ferguson and Martin Elliott and Lena Dominelli and Sarah Banks and Peter Beresford and Jenny Hughes and David Westlake and Julian Manley and Trish O'Donnell and Bogusia Temple and Jadwiga Leigh and Pat Starkey and Cherilyn Dance and Natalie Robinson and Tricia Jessiman and Nicolette Wade and Josie Phillips and Myles Balfe and Helen Masson and Alastair Roy and Becki Meakin and Vic Forrest and Lynn Froggett and Gina Barrett and Simon Hackett and Jennifer Christensen and Mike Fisher

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Synopsis: A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research. Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work research. It incorporates both distinctive methodological features, such as approaches to participatory inquiry, and provides accounts of researcher strategies to address particular challenges, such as carrying out studies with hard to reach populations. This book combines important methodological insights with pragmatic guidance on commonly experienced problems and how these challenges can be overcome. This is a key resource for social work and social care students, social work practitioners and academics engaged in research.