Description
Book Synopsis"This book is an indispensable and uniquely placed resource for any social work student daunted by the prospect of the dissertation, or indeed for practitioners who are starting out in research. Malcolm Carey has managed the difficult task of producing a guide which is not only accessible and full of practicable advice, but is also grounded in theory and strongly informed by social work values. As a social work PhD student, I would highly recommend this book to fellow students at all levels of qualification."
Hannah Jobber, PhD student, University of York, UK"Malcolm Carey has written an excellent second edition. It combines discussion of theoretical issues with practical guidance, supported with clear examples. It achieves a rare balance of conceptual sophistication combined with the provision of down-to-earth advice. Students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels will find it answers the majority of their questions about how to do a dissertation in a very clea
Table of Contents
Social work research and the dissertation
The research process for a social work dissertation
Key concepts in social work research
Theory and social work research
The literature review and literature based dissertations
Social work methodology
Traditional methods: Interviews, questionnaires and focus groups
Alternative methodology: Narrative research, discourse analysis and life histories
Qualitative analysis
Writing up and dissemination
Appendix: Useful websites
Bibliography
