Carol Munn-Giddings, Richard Winter

A Handbook for Action Research in Health and Social Care

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Action research is a form of research closely linked to practice which can readily be undertaken by practitioners and service users. This handbook offers a comprehensive guide to action research as a strategy for inquiry and development in health and social care. It can be used by individuals or groups working independently on their own projects or as a basis for a tutor-led course. It features: an introduction to the theories behind action research and other forms of research related to it; case studies from social work, nursing, mental health care and community work; and a step-by-step study guide. The theoretical section of the book provides a general definition of action research, compares action research with other forms of social research, outlines the nature of a "culture of inquiry" in the workplace, and describes the links between action research and service-user research, management, community development, evaluation, reflective practice, feminist research and anti-racist research.;This practical study guide covers issues such as preparing a proposal, ethics and principles of procedure, gathering and analysing data, writing a report, and the links between action research

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This book provides a new synthesis of the theories and principles guiding action research, drawn from various disciplines and from the variety of historical traditions of action research work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 162mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780415224833
• ISBN-10: 0415224837
• Artikelnr.: 21537948

Autorenporträt

Carol Munn-Giddings, Richard Winter

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Part One. 1. Introduction 2. Action Research as an Approach to
Inquiry and Development 3. Action Research - Contexts and Dimensions Part
Two. Examples: The Variety of Action Research. Introduction: Some Themes
and Contrasts Part Three. Undertaking an Action Research Project - A
Practical Guide Part Four. Action Research as a Form of Social Inquiry - A
`Theoretical' Justification