Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of figures and tables ix
4. Introduction 1
5. What is social work research? 3
6. Why do research in social work? 25
7. Doing research application 39
8. Mapping social work research 61
9. Social work research over time 81
10. Place and space 103
11. Sociological social work: a case example 121
12. Doing good social work research 151
13. References 173
14. Index 191