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020 _a9780195398472
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_beng
_erda
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_dHKGCC
050 4 _aHV11
_b.L588 2013
090 3 _aHV11
_b.L588 2013
100 1 _aLonghofer, Jeffrey,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aQualitative methods for practice research /
_cJeffrey Longhofer, Jerry Floersch, Janet Hoy.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bOxford University Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c©2013
300 _axviii, 197 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-189) and index (pages 191-197).
520 _aQualitative methods have become increasingly popular among researchers, and while many comprehensive textbooks describe the standard techniques and philosophical assumptions, it is often assumed that practitioners are consumers of research and not producers. This innovative book describes how qualitative methods can be used to investigate the in-vivo use of theory in social work practice. It offers not just a comprehensive overview of methods, but a concise, accessible guide focused on how to study and explicate application of theory, and the creative tension that inevitably exists between theory and practice. Theory-to-practice gaps are indispensable conditions for conducting engaged scholarship, which in turn promotes collaboration between researchers and practitioners in addressing practice-related problems in real-world settings. Engaged scholarship and critical realist assumptions are applied to three case studies that combine research questions with data collection techniques and analytic strategies. Thematic, grounded theory, and narrative research techniques are all illustrated, including original quick-start instructions for using ATLAS.ti software. Institutional ethnography is also presented as a method that is particularly useful for social work practice settings. By generating knowledge of practice in open and natural systems, qualitative methods can be used to examine how practice is experienced and how interventions may be understood and transformed. This cutting-edge pocket guide will equip practitioner-scholars with the foundation for conducting research that makes a difference.
650 0 _aSocial service
_xResearch
_xMethodology.
650 0 _aQualitative research.
700 1 _aFloersch, Jerry,
_eauthor.
700 1 _aHoy, Janet,
_eauthor.
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