Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research: Challenges and Rewards

by Deborah K. Padgett

This introductory manual offers practical advice to students and researchers in social work on how to use qualitative research methods, as and when they are most useful and appropriate. The author introduces and then dispels commonly held misconceptions about qualitative methods, discusses the origins and basic components of methods and presents a four-phase approach to conducting a study, including: formulating the problem, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting data and writing the report. The book concludes with a discussion of the challenges and rewards of using qualitative methods.

Genres: Social Work

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 1998

Reviews

[Sian]

Buku pengantar metode kualitatif yang mudah dipahami, memberi pengetahuan dasar yang akan mengantar kita untuk membaca buku-buku penelitian kualitatif yang lebih advance.

[Jim]

Easy to follow guide not only in designing qualitative research projects but great information on writing a research proposal for funding.