Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research: Challenges and Rewards (SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services) - Softcover

Padgett, Deborah K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761902015 ISBN 13: 9780761902010

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Revised and updated, this essential resource – Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research – promotes new ways of thinking by offering new perspectives and collecting the most up-to-date information on qualitative research methods. With this Second Edition, noted author and researcher, Deborah K. Padgett continues to deliver a highly readable, tightly woven book that helps humanize data in a meaningful way, linking experiences and perceptions to ideas relevant to a multitude of disciplines.  

Features of the Second Edition  

• Provides a no-nonsense guide to writing and finding funding for a qualitative research proposal
  
• Expands on the insightful discussion of diverse development of research in action and community-based participatory research (CBPR)
• Features new hands-on practice sections that allows students to easily monitor progress  

Intended Audience
This multidisciplinary text is essential for advanced students and researchers in social work, nursing, community psychology, and other practice-based disciplines.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Deborah K. Padgett is widely known for her expertise in qualitative and mixed methods including this third edition and a companion text Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Public Health (Sage, 2012). She is first author of Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems and Changing Lives (Oxford University Press, 2015) and has published extensively on mental health needs and service use of homeless adults and other underserved populations. Dr. Padgett was Principal Investigator on two NIMH-funded R01 grants, both qualitative studies of engagement and recovery among formerly homeless adults in supportive housing in New York City.  She served as President of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), culminating in the establishment of the SSWR "Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Award" in recognition of her contributions. She is a member of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) and serves on its Board. In 2013, Dr. Padgett received New York University’s Distinguished Teaching Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761902015
• ISBN 13: 9780761902010
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144