Research Skills for Social Work
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Research Skills for Social Work by Andrew Whittaker
This book will help you to develop the research skills that are central to successfully completing the Social Work Degree.
"This is a lovely little book that explains research concepts in clear language using relevant examples" (Lecturer, Buckinghamshire New University).
Andrew Whittaker, PhD, is Professor of Social Work Research at London South Bank University, England, where he is head of the Risk Resilience and Expert Decision Making (RRED) research group. His research on risk and decision making has ranged from ethnographic to randomised controlled trial research designs. Andrew recently completed a review of professional decision making for a child death inquiry in Queensland, Australia. He is the Convenor of the Decisions, Assessment and Risk Special Interest Group (DARSIG) of the European Social Work Research Association. DARSIG is the main European network for researchers in the field of assessment, risk and decision making in social work, with more than 80 members in over 20 countries. Andrew is Editor of the Journal of Social Work Practice.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844451791 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844451798 |
| Title | Research Skills for Social Work |
| Author | Andrew Whittaker |
| Series | Transforming Social Work Practice Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-06-09 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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