Three Doing research application
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Ian Shaw
Abstract
This chapter looks at several ways in which social work can be understood as being concerned with applying what people know — the application of methods and information for the solving of problems in the lives of those with whom social work practitioners work from day to day. It aims to show that the question of ‘application’ is more difficult than scholars often realise. The chapter delves into recent discussions of the meaning and importance of the ‘impact’ of research, taking as a social work example the question of doing ‘practitioner research’. The emphasis of the discussion is about what scholars know about the experience of doing practitioner research.
Abstract
This chapter looks at several ways in which social work can be understood as being concerned with applying what people know — the application of methods and information for the solving of problems in the lives of those with whom social work practitioners work from day to day. It aims to show that the question of ‘application’ is more difficult than scholars often realise. The chapter delves into recent discussions of the meaning and importance of the ‘impact’ of research, taking as a social work example the question of doing ‘practitioner research’. The emphasis of the discussion is about what scholars know about the experience of doing practitioner research.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of figures and tables ix
- Introduction 1
- What is social work research? 3
- Why do research in social work? 25
- Doing research application 39
- Mapping social work research 61
- Social work research over time 81
- Place and space 103
- Sociological social work: a case example 121
- Doing good social work research 151
- References 173
- Index 191
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of figures and tables ix
- Introduction 1
- What is social work research? 3
- Why do research in social work? 25
- Doing research application 39
- Mapping social work research 61
- Social work research over time 81
- Place and space 103
- Sociological social work: a case example 121
- Doing good social work research 151
- References 173
- Index 191
