Research for Social Justice: A Community-Based Participatory Approach, Second Edition

by Adje van de Sande, Karen Schwartz

Most social research texts are written from an empiricist/positivist perspective, emphasizing the scientific method and the value of objectivity in research. While acknowledging that certain aspects of the scientific method should be preserved, Adje van de Sande and Karen Schwartz argue that social research should not and cannot be value-free. Researchers committed to social justice and social change need to support that commitment.
This new edition of Research for Social Justice examines how the structural inequality perspective and anti-oppressive principles ― which view the problems experienced by people as rooted in the social, political and economic structures of society ― provide this support. Also included in this edition are updated and revised examples of research, a substantially revised chapter on Indigenous approaches to research, a chapter-by- chapter description of developing student projects in a research course and examples of student-led, community-based research projects.

250 pages, Paperback

Published October 2, 2017

Reviews

[Kelsey Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this for a class I took and I liked it. It had more of a Canadian Social work experience

[Lottie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.75⭐️

genuinely so so helpful for my PhD research