Qualitative methods in social work research
Subtitle: challenges and rewards
By: Deborah K. Padgett.
Series: Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ;; v. 36
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Social service -- Research -- Methodology.
Description: Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research invites readers to embark on a journey of discovery to explore new forms of inquiry, including participant observation, intensive interviewing, and use of documents and archival materials. This new text provides a practical "how to" approach to learning qualitative methods tailored to the needs of social work students as well as established researchers who want to expand their knowledge of qualitative methodologies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-167) and index.