Research and the Social Work Picture, Paperback by Shaw, Ian, ISBN 1447338901, ISBN-13 9781447338901, Brand New, Free P&P in the UKThis guide explains social work research to students at different levels and in different countries and how it fits into the wider social work picture. It explains what social work research is; its purpose and role in academia, as well as the idea of public social work; the application of research; the content of social work research and the range and kinds of research methods; historical aspects; the meaning and importance of place in the research; a case example of sociological social work research; and the tensions and challenges in social work research and what can be learned from controversies, as well as the limits and misuses of science and principles and practices to help foster good social work research. Th includes short-task boxes and reflections on the practice implications of the discussion. Distributed in the US by University of Chicago Press. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()