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Author:

Austin, Michael J., author.

Title:

Practice research in the human services : a university-agency partnership model / Michael J. Austin, Sarah Carnochan.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

x, 315 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Human services--Research.
Qualitative research.
Human services--Research.
Qualitative research.

Other Authors:

Carnochan, Sarah, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

what is practice research and why is it important -- learning from the experiences of practitioners -- learning from the literature -- learning from the experiences of other organizations through cross-case analysis -- learning from the staff and clients of child welfare services -- learning from staff and clients of public assistance programs -- learning from the managers of human service organizations -- emerging principles of practice research -- practice research and related methodologies -- using qualitative data mining for practice research in child welfare -- building organizational supports for research-minded practitioners -- a framework for teaching practice-based research

Summary:

"The evolution of practice research can be viewed as a 21st century development. As it will be defined and illustrated in this volume, it has been influenced by multiple forces. One of these forces is represented by the wave of interest in evidence-based practice that prioritizes the use of rigorous scientific methods in the form of random control trials (RCT) in order to determine service effectiveness. In particular, the central role played by the concept of "fidelity" to the procedures required to guarantee outcomes similar to those demonstrated in multiple RCT studies has generated concerns among researchers and human service practitioners attempting to take into account the diverse needs of service users and the diverse capacities of service providers. These developments have generated renewed interest in qualitative methods and what Flyvbjerg (2001) calls "the science of the concrete" that is defined in the first chapter. We view practice research as a form of evidence-informed practice that involves a wide array of research designs and methods, in contrast to the narrower emphasis on experimental designs that characterizes evidence-based practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Pocket guides to social work research methods

ISBN:

0197518338
9780197518335

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1129394866

LCCN:

2019053074

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)