Description
Book SynopsisThis book bridges scholarly forms of inquiry and practitionersâ daily activities. It introduces inquiry as a process of relational construction, offering resources to practitioners who want to reflect on how their work generates practical effects.
There are hundreds of books on research, but in keeping with social scientific traditions, many emphasize method and neglect broader, overarching assumptions and interests. Further, most are written in ways that speak to those in the academic community and not to a wider audience of professionals and practitioners. The present text lays out relational constructionist premises and explores these in terms of their generative possibilities both for inquiry and social change work. It is applicable for professionals in the fields of social services, education, organizational consulting, community work, public policy, and healthcare. Using accessible language and extensive use of case examples, this book will help reflective practitioners
Table of Contents
1. Inquiry Possibilities 2. Meta-Theories and Discourses of Construction 3. Our Community: Relational Constructionism 4. Inquiry as Engaged Unfolding 5. Transforming Inquiries: Enlarging Possible Worlds 6. Valuing and E/valuation 7. Quality: Reflexivity, Dialogue and Relational Aesth-et(h)ics or So what?
