Social work research is concerned with complex social issues closely connected to communities of people who are marginalized and oppressed. This volume develops critical and creative research methodologies that place questions of social justice at their centre and take innovative approaches to collecting, analysing, interpreting and presenting research data. The first section of the book examines textual data produced from an array of methodologies focused on the spoken and/or written word. These approaches allow those who are often silenced to speak by providing space and time to capture memory and meanings that may not come to light in a time driven structured research method like an interview or a questionnaire. The second section of the book discusses visual methods, including an examination of historical artefacts like, photographs and objects, and participant engagement with art, specifically clay sculpture and drawings. Both sets of methods examine the concept of ’time’, that is, how we understand time, as in our past memories, how we develop relationships and knowledge over time. These creative and critical methods provide new insights into ways of undertaking social research in social work which captures the complexity of social experiences, problems and meanings that are, more often than not, embedded in time and place.
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Introduction, LiaBryant; Part 1 Narrative and Action; Chapter 1 Storytelling as a Research Method, FatinShabbar; Chapter 2 Investigating the Impact of Sexual Violence through Ethnographic Longitudinal Reflection, AndreaNikischer; Chapter 3 Communicative Methodology of Research and Romaní Migrant Women in Spain, AitorGómez, AriadnaMunté; Chapter 4 – Narratives of Reciprocity in ‘Yarning Up’ Part Icipatory Research, DeirdreTedmanson; Chapter 5 Reflexivity as Autoethnography in Indigenous Research, AmyParkes; Part 2 Creating Critical Exchanges in Social Work Using Visual and Textual Methods; Chapter 6 Opening the Lens to See, Feel and Hear, LiaBryant, MonaLivholts; Chapter 7 Imagine Transfigurement, MonaLivholts; Chapter 8 Digital Ethnography, DanielleMay; Chapter 9 Creative Endeavours in Eating Disorder Research, LisaHodge; Chapter 10 Touching on Emotions, FionaBuchanan; Chapter 11 Arts Based Methods in Social Work Education and Research as Critical Method, EphratHuss, DoritSegal-Engelchin, RoniKaufman; Chapter 101 Social Creativity and Social Change, LiaBryant;
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’I love this book. It is just what I and my PhD students have been waiting for. Engaging and scholarly, this book challenges social workers to move beyond conventional models of research to explore critical and creative research methodologies to promote social justice. The practicalities of writing ethnography, the importance of situating oneself and the value of reflexivity are all emphasized, alongside innovative ways of using arts-based methods, including photography, stories, film, sculpture and drawing, to empower research participants. It is a wonderful anthology.’ Bob Pease, Deakin University, Australia ’Interest in the development of creative practices in research has grown apace in recent years. This stunning book engages with a range of innovative techniques grounding them in the strong methodological orientation of social work’s social justice principles. A scholarly collection that significantly advances the field of social work research and is a must buy.’ Charlotte Williams, RMIT University, Australia ’This unique book presents new approaches to social work research which in their creativity challenge the very way in which we think of research methodology. The authors share their experiences in their multifaceted studies in and about social work. The insights of this book go far beyond individual topics as the creative and critical methods challenge the present rationales of academia. The well-argued and wise views of this book should not be ignored by anyone interested in knowledge in social work.’ Tarja Pösö, University of Tampere, Finland
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ISBN
9781472425829
Publisert
2015-07-28
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Routledge
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620 gr
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234 mm
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156 mm
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UP, P, 05, 06
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Engelsk
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Antall sider
250
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