Title:
Qualitative research skills for social work : theory and practice / Malcolm Carey.
Main Entry:
Carey, Malcolm.
Publisher:
Ashgate,
Publication Date:
c2012.
Publication Place:
Farnham Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
ISBN:
9781409449317 (hbk.)
Subject:
Social service -- Research -- Methodology.
Qualitative research.
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.
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