Bishop Stuart University Catalog

Qualitative methods in social work research /

Padgett, Deborah.

Qualitative methods in social work research / Deborah K. Padgett. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2008. - xxi, 281 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Sage sourcebooks for the human services . - Sage sourcebooks for the human services series (Unnumbered) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Qualitative Methods Family -- Choosing the Right Qualitative Approach(es) -- Getting Started: Study Design and Sampling -- Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research -- Entering the Field and Conducting Observation -- Interviewing and Use of Documents -- Data Analysis and Interpretation -- Strategies for Rigor -- Telling the Story: Writing Up the Qualitative Study -- Mixed Methods -- Writing a Qualitative Methods Proposal for External Funding. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. App.

"Revised and updated, this essential resource - Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research - promotes new ways of thinking by offering new perspectives and collecting the most up-to-date information on qualitative research methods. With this Second Edition, noted author and researcher Deborah K. Padgett continues to deliver a highly readable, tightly woven book that helps humanize data in a meaningful way, linking experiences and perceptions to ideas relevant to a multitude of disciplines." "This multidisciplinary text is essential for advanced students and researchers in social work, nursing, community psychology, and other practice-based disciplines."--BOOK JACKET.

9781412951920 (cloth : alk. paper) 1412951925 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781412951937 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1412951933 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008011023


Social service--Research--Methodology.


Social,probs &services.

HV11 / .P24 2008

361.3PAD

© 2017 Bishop Stuart University Library. All Rights Reserved.
Kakoba Campus, Plot 150 Buremba Road | P.O. Box 9, Mbarara, UGANDA | Tel: +256-772-463068
Email: library@bsu.ac.ug