Download or read book Research Skills for Social Work written by Andrew Whittaker and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Work students often find research an intimidating and complex area of study, with many struggling to understand the core concepts and their application to practice. This book presents these concepts in an accessible and user-friendly way. Key skills and methods such as literature reviews, interviews, and questionnaires are explored in detail while the underlying ethical reasons for doing good research underpin the text. For this second edition, new material on ethnography is added.