The Social Work Dissertation : Practically Applying Qualitative Methodology

A guide for students undertaking small-scale qualitative research for a social work dissertation. It explains the research process and each of the key stages involved. It offers advice on how to get the most from supervision and explains the importance of ethics and political context within the research process. Front cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures and tables; List of case studies; Acknowledgements; 1 Social work research and the dissertation; 2 The research process for a social work dissertation; 3 Key concepts in social work research; 4 Theory and social work research; 5 The literature review and literature based dissertations; 6 Social work methodology; 7 Traditional methods: Interviews, questionnaires and focus groups; 8 Alternative methodology: Narrative research, discourse analysis and life histories; 9 Qualitative analysis.