As part of the OUP Series, Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods, this book captures the pioneering work of a research partnership between public human service agencies and an internationally-ranked university. It features multiple examples of practice research that highlight the participation of practitioners in the design, implementation and utilization of research that informs practice. The book is designed for researchers, practitioners, service users and students, and focuses on concrete experiences that illustrate the processes and activities involved in practice research.
As part of the OUP Series, Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods, this book captures the pioneering work of a research partnership between public human service agencies and an internationally-ranked university. It features multiple examples of practice research that highlight the participation of practitioners in the design, implementation and utilization of research that informs practice. The book is designed for researchers, practitioners, service users and students, and focuses on concrete experiences that illustrate the processes and activities involved in practice research.
Michael J. Austin, PhD, MSW, MSPH is the Milton and Florence Krenz Mack Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Nonprofit Management and director of the Mack Center on Nonprofit and Public Sector Management in the Human Services at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. He is the former Dean of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work and since 1992 he has served as Staff Director of the Bay Area Social Services Consortium (BASSC) that is a collaborative composed of county social service directors, deans/directors of social work programs, and local foundation executives. Sarah Carnochan, PhD, MSW, JD, is the Research Director for the Bay Area Social Services Consortium, where she leads collaborative research initiatives in partnership with a consortium of county human service agencies and universities. Dr. Carnochan's research has investigated social service delivery systems, organizational change and learning, and policy implementation in social service organizations.
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* Preface * 1. What is Practice Research and Why is it Important * 2. Learning from the Experiences of Practitioners * 3. Learning from the Literature * 4. Learning from the Experiences of Other Organizations through Cross-case Analysis * 5. Learning from the Staff and Clients of Child Welfare Services * 6. Learning from Staff and Clients of Public Assistance Programs * 7. Learning from the Managers of Human Service Organizations * 8. Emerging Principles of Practice Research * 9. Practice research in relationship to other research methodologies * 10. Using qualitative data-mining for practice-based research in child welfare * 11. Building organizational supports for research-minded practitioners * 12. A framework for teaching practice-based research with a focus on service users
* Preface * 1. What is Practice Research and Why is it Important * 2. Learning from the Experiences of Practitioners * 3. Learning from the Literature * 4. Learning from the Experiences of Other Organizations through Cross-case Analysis * 5. Learning from the Staff and Clients of Child Welfare Services * 6. Learning from Staff and Clients of Public Assistance Programs * 7. Learning from the Managers of Human Service Organizations * 8. Emerging Principles of Practice Research * 9. Practice research in relationship to other research methodologies * 10. Using qualitative data-mining for practice-based research in child welfare * 11. Building organizational supports for research-minded practitioners * 12. A framework for teaching practice-based research with a focus on service users
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