{"product_id":"9781442660045","title":"Practising Social Work Research: Case Studies for Learning","description":"Research is as critical to social work practice as individual and group counseling skills, policy analysis, or community development. Using an approach similar to those adopted in direct practice courses, this book integrates research with social work practice and in so doing, promotes an understanding and appreciation of the research process to social work students.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen case studies adapted from actual events and case files illustrate different research approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, single subject, and mixed methods. Through these real-life examples, the authors demonstrate the processes of conceptualization, operationalization, sampling, data collection and processing, and implementation. Designed to help the student and practitioner become more comfortable with the research process, \u003cem\u003ePractising Social Work Research\u003c\/em\u003e uses a student-centered approach that capitalizes on the strengths that social work students bring to assessment and problem solving.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154388664560,"sku":"9781442660045","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442660045_p0.jpg?v=1763812383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442660045","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}