Practitioner Research by Fuller
* What kind of research can a busy practitioner undertake? * How can they marry research skills to the insights of practice? Social workers and those in related professions are increasingly urged to be research-minded and to evaluate their practice, but there is little appropriate material to help them to do this. Practitioner Research has been designed with the busy practitioner in mind. It offers down-to-earth advice to those seeking realistic ways of studying their own agency. It demystifies research and makes its concepts and skills accessible to the inexperienced. The authors draw on their experience of running a successful annual research programme for practitioners and illustrate their case throughout with a wealth of real-life examples. They argue that the development of a research-minded profession will come about most effectively through practitioners gaining first-hand experience of research problems. Practitioner Research includes chapters on designing a study, methods of collecting and analysing data, and dissemination. It also features examples of studies successfully carried out by practitioners. It is essential reading for students, practitioners and managers in social work and related professions.
"There is an excellent mix of practical and conceptual discussion, and there are useful and succinct boxed questions regularly placed in the text..This is a welcome addition to the growing number of publications concerned with practitioner research. It is very well written, highly interesting, and succeeds in developing a firm base andconceptual framework for practitioner research." - CommunityCare "The Strength of the book is its strong grounding in practice. It provides a thoughtful discussion of the distinguishing characteristics of practitioner research and in the methods sectionhighlights the particular strategies of greatest relevance and utility to practitioners." - Journal of Social Service Research
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| ISBN 13 | 9780335193226 |
| ISBN 10 | 0335193226 |
| Title | Practitioner Research |
| Author | Fuller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Year published | 1995-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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