A good handbook to help support students understanding around research methods within the social work field.
This book is a useful guide for students undertaking a social work research project and dissertation. The chapters on ethics and writing a research proposal are particularly helpful. I will be recommending it to students on the MA Social Work degree at the University of Wolverhampton.
A really useful book for both undergraduates and postqualifying student.
Clear style that is easily understood and a very good addition to my reading list.
This book is a very simple and concise introductory text for social work students.
For social work students undertaking research programmes, many texts appear to translate better to health and nursing. This text specifically addresses this issue by providing good advice and clearly focussed examples to support social work students in their research projects.
An excellent book and one which academic staff, students and practitioners must engage with.
This text offers a clear and comprehensive overview of social work research and will be helpful for students in putting together research proposals.
A good introductory text to move students on to more in-depth research texts.
A useful, accessible yet concise introductory applied SW research text will be helpful across a range of UG & PG courses. This contemporary text remains 'practice - centred' but importantly & usefully outlines WHY social work research matters rather than just focusing upon HOW to do it.
A good range of diverse practical exercises and reflective questions - provide a really useful teaching resource. I have no hesitation in recommending this text to all 3rd yr students on our applied research module plus PQ or some PG students.
This is a clear and accessible book - practical excercises and reflective questions really useful .
A useful, social work specific text.
This is a really good basic text for final level students and newly qualified practitioners. I have no hesitation in recommending it to all third year students on research methods module. The chapters give useful guidance to different research methods while keeping the values and principles of social work central to the discussion.
A useful & accessible introductory text. will be helfpul for a range of courses
The book was easy to read and provided a good range of information around social work research. The text will provide useful guidence for social Workers on the Post Graduate Work based Project which forms part of our Adults Award.
very current , and practice centred -- usefully outlines WHY social work research matters rather than just focussing on HOW to do it
This is a valuable text and serves as an excellent source of information and guidance to students
A cliche I know, but true nonetheless; the book is 'accessible', and provides adequate coverage for those new to social work research. I recommend it to all of my Dissertation Tutees.
This is a comprehensive overview which students will find very useful as they get to grips with understanding how to actually undertake research, and represents a good addition to the literature in this area.
This is a useful book for Year 3/Level 6 students in the undergraduate programme who are doing a dissertation involving promary research. The usefulness of the book is that it targets social work research specifically. The chapter on ethics I have recommended as essential reading.
This is a really good introductory text. I would however prefer to see something a little less mainstream for social workers and more practical guidance for researching with with service users.
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