Qualitative Research in Social Work

Abstract

PrefacePart I The Big Picture1. Standards for Qualitative Studies and Reports, by James W. Drisko2. Ethics in Qualitative Research, by Frederick Reamer3. Deconstructing the Epistemological Question with a Focus on the Knower, by Robert L. Miller Jr.Part II. Approaches to Qualitative Research4. Constructivist Research in Social Work, by James W. Drisko5. Grounded Theory, by Jane F. Gilgun 6. Ethnography, by Roberta G. Sands7. Analysis of Personal Narratives, by Catherine Kohler Reissman8. We have a situation here!: Using Situation Analysis for Health and Social Research, by Lesley Green Rennis9. Action Research: An Intervention for Change, by Shirley J. JonesPart III: Methods of Data Collection and Analysis10. Qualitative Interviewing, by Judy L. Postmus11. Focus Groups, by Raymie Wayne12. Qualitative Data Analysis Software: An Overview and New PossibilitiesPart IV: Qualitative Program Evaluation13 Qualitative Program Evaluation: Overview14. Program Evaluation: Departures15. The Application of Qualitative Research to Organizational Decision-MakingPart V: Generating New Knowledge for Social Work16. Coping with the Dual Demands of Psychiatric Disability and Parenting: The Parents' Perspective17. Assessing Young Children's Perceptions of Family Relationships: Theory and Applications of the Narrative Story-Stem Technique, by Tim Page18. Parenting and Child Neglect among Families in Urban Poverty: A Qualitative Approach19. Doing the Best You Can? The Relationship between Caseworker and Parent: A Case Study20. Scholarships and Support Available to Foster Youth: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Service Delivery21. Collaboration between Social Workers and Physicians: Development and Application of a TypologyAppendix