QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH

THE SECOND EDITION OF "QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH" PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE HOW-TO INSTRUCTION FOR SOCIAL WORK AND OTHER PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN CARRYING OUT RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. THIS COMPREHENSIVE, EXPANDED VERSION OFFERS A SOPHISTICATED INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE METHODS BASED UPON SIX MAJOR APPROACHES ETHNOGRAPHY, GROUNDED THEORY, CASE STUDY, NARRATIVE, PHENOMENOLOGICAL, AND PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH. SIMILAR TO THE EARLIER EDITION, THIS SECOND EDITION IS A HIGHLY READABLE INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH THAT COMBINES ATTENTION TO METHODOLOGICAL RIGOR WITH PRAGMATIC CONCERNS FOR REAL-WORLD RELEVANCE. THIS BOOK OFFERS GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A QUALITATIVE METHODS PROPOSAL. IT EMPHASIZES COMMUNITY-BASED AND CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH. IT PRESENTS CASE ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXEMPLARY QUALITATIVE STUDIES, WITH SEVERAL DRAWN FROM THE AUTHOR'S QUALITATIVE STUDY FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH.IT PROVIDES AN EXPANDED D