Description
Book SynopsisMaking Research Work demonstrates how research can be fostered and applied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawing on a wealth of experience, current literature and government documents, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion of key contemporary issues relating to child care research.
Trade Review"a solid overview of issues relevant to agency--based research in child care." "..provides a useful complement to the specialised research literature." ----European Journal of Social Work, Volume 3/2, 2000
Table of ContentsTHE RELATIONSHIP OF RESEARCH TO POLICY AND PRACTICE.
Research and Development Strategies in the National Health Serviceand Personal Social Services in the United Kingdom (D.Iwaniec).
The Impact of Research on Policy and Practice: A SystemicPerspective (J. Pinkerton). The Influence of Research on Child CarePolicy and Practice: The Case of 'Children Who Wait' and theDevelopment of the Permanence Movement in the United Kingdom (G.Kelly).
CHILD CARE RESEARCH: SOME CHALLENGING CONTEMPORARYDEVELOPMENTS.
Evidencing Effectiveness: The Use of Single-Case Designs in ChildCare Work (K. Dillenburger).
Literature Reviewing: Towards a More Rigorous Approach (K. HigginsJ. Pinkerton).
The Importance of and Difficulties with Official Statistics: A CaseStudy of Child Care Data (V. Switzer).
Researching Hidden Populations(K. Higgins).
Child Participatory Research: Ethical and MethodologicalConsiderations (C. McAuley).
Developing a Strategy for Disseminating Research Findings (M.Monteith).
PROMOTING AND SECURING A BASIS FOR RESEARCH.
Preparing a Research Proposal for Funding Purposes (P.McCrystal).
Commissioning Research (M. Monteith).
Who and How to Approach Regarding Research Sponsoring (P.McCrystal).
Promoting Research Through the Establishment of Research Centres(D. Iwaniec).
Index.
