Description |
xvi, 208 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
The researchers -- Table of research studies -- Preface -- 1 From practice to research : Qualitative research in the human services -- Generating research questions -- The researcher-practitioner split -- Quantitative and/or qualitative methods? -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 2 Ethics and organisations : Gaining ethics approval for qualitative research -- Informed consent -- Intrusiveness -- Confidentiality -- Ethical and political complexities of research within organisations -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 3 In-depth interviewing -- Choosing in-depth interviewing The interview process -- Focus groups -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 4 Observation : Choosing observation -- Combining observation with interviews The observation process -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 5 Tailoring data collection to suit the needs of research participants : Researching with children -- Researching with people with an intellectual disability -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 6 Mixing methods : Types of mixed method design -- When findings conflict -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 7 Analysing data : Transcribing -- Becoming familiar with the data -- Coding -- Do I need a computer program? -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 8 Presenting and writing up : Whose voices? -- Structuring qualitative findings -- Is there a book in it? -- Alternative forms of presentation -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- 9 Epilogue: From research to practice, programs and politics -- Stories from the field -- Comments -- References -- Index |
Summary |
Research in the field is often very different from what is described in research theory. Stage by stage Darlington and Scott outline the processes of qualitative research, drawing on the experiences of leading international researchers in the human services. The book bridges the gap between theory and practice for researchers in the human services. The authors explore qualitative research through actual research projects that illustrate key stages in the research process. The researchers' "stories from the field" reveal the human face of research undertaken in often difficult contexts: with homeless people, with disabled people, in nursing homes, with victims of domestic violence, and with adopted children. We see how these leading researchers from different countries deal with the many obstacles they face in their research projects, and how they develop innovative solutions |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-202) and index |
Notes |
Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., in 2003 with ISBN 1741150337 |
Subject |
Human services -- Research -- Methodology.
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Human services -- Research.
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Qualitative research.
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Qualitative research -- Case studies.
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Human services -- Research -- Methodology -- Case studies.
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Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies.
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Author |
Scott, Dorothy, 1952-
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ISBN |
1741150337 (ebook) |
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1741151058 |
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1865085227 (paperback) |
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9781741150339 (ebook) |
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9781741151053 |
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9781865085227 |
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