Peter Lyons and Howard J. Doueck
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195373912
- eISBN:
- 9780199865604
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373912.003.0004
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter describes ethical issues in social research including discussion of the NASW Code of Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes, and requirements for the protection of human ...
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This chapter describes ethical issues in social research including discussion of the NASW Code of Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes, and requirements for the protection of human subjects. In addition, quantitative research methods; qualitative research methods; mixed-methods research designs; experimental, quasi-experimental, explanatory, exploratory, and descriptive research; program evaluation; and the relative merits of disparate models of research are also presented. The requirements of rigor in both quantitative and qualitative studies and evaluating the degree of fit between research strategies and problems under investigation are also discussed.Less
This chapter describes ethical issues in social research including discussion of the NASW Code of Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes, and requirements for the protection of human subjects. In addition, quantitative research methods; qualitative research methods; mixed-methods research designs; experimental, quasi-experimental, explanatory, exploratory, and descriptive research; program evaluation; and the relative merits of disparate models of research are also presented. The requirements of rigor in both quantitative and qualitative studies and evaluating the degree of fit between research strategies and problems under investigation are also discussed.
Lawrence A. Palinkas
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195398489
- eISBN:
- 9780199928583
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195398489.003.0003
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter provide a more detailed examination of translational research by highlighting its role in understanding and facilitating the process of EBP implementation. The chapter is divided into ...
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This chapter provide a more detailed examination of translational research by highlighting its role in understanding and facilitating the process of EBP implementation. The chapter is divided into two sections. The first section presents examples of studies of EBP effectiveness, dissemination, and implementation within the context of social work practice. The second section of the chapter provides a more detailed examination of research on EBP implementation. This section reviews studies conducted by social workers and/or in social work practice settings of barriers to and facilitators of EBP implementation and the development and evaluation of evidence-based “strategies” designed to overcome these barriers and facilitate implementation. The chapter concludes by introducing a strategy for research on EBP translation and implementation that highlights an integrated focus on process and outcomes, organizational context, and two types of research methods (mixed methods and community-based participatory research).Less
This chapter provide a more detailed examination of translational research by highlighting its role in understanding and facilitating the process of EBP implementation. The chapter is divided into two sections. The first section presents examples of studies of EBP effectiveness, dissemination, and implementation within the context of social work practice. The second section of the chapter provides a more detailed examination of research on EBP implementation. This section reviews studies conducted by social workers and/or in social work practice settings of barriers to and facilitators of EBP implementation and the development and evaluation of evidence-based “strategies” designed to overcome these barriers and facilitate implementation. The chapter concludes by introducing a strategy for research on EBP translation and implementation that highlights an integrated focus on process and outcomes, organizational context, and two types of research methods (mixed methods and community-based participatory research).
Alan Gamlen
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- June 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780198833499
- eISBN:
- 9780191871931
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198833499.003.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics, Political Economy
Chapter 1 introduces the extraordinary global spread of diaspora institutions since the 2000s, and reviews existing efforts to explain this trend as an expression of state interests and national ...
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Chapter 1 introduces the extraordinary global spread of diaspora institutions since the 2000s, and reviews existing efforts to explain this trend as an expression of state interests and national identities. The chapter then outlines the new theory presented in this book, which is based on the idea that diaspora institutions are spreading today as a result of efforts to build a global migration regime. It highlights an unintended consequence of these efforts, namely the spread of human geopolitics: strategic competition over populations rather than territories. The chapter also provides an overview of the book’s structure.Less
Chapter 1 introduces the extraordinary global spread of diaspora institutions since the 2000s, and reviews existing efforts to explain this trend as an expression of state interests and national identities. The chapter then outlines the new theory presented in this book, which is based on the idea that diaspora institutions are spreading today as a result of efforts to build a global migration regime. It highlights an unintended consequence of these efforts, namely the spread of human geopolitics: strategic competition over populations rather than territories. The chapter also provides an overview of the book’s structure.
Michael W. Pratt and M. Kyle Matsuba
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- June 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780199934263
- eISBN:
- 9780190883126
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780199934263.001.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This book is about the life story and its integration into the wider personality in development, as depicted in Erikson’s theory of personality stages. The authors focus on how this personal identity ...
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This book is about the life story and its integration into the wider personality in development, as depicted in Erikson’s theory of personality stages. The authors focus on how this personal identity narrative develops in emerging adulthood, the transition period from adolescence to young adulthood. They utilize a framework proposed by McAdams, which treats personality development as composed of three levels acquired across the life course: behavioral traits; personal values and motives; and finally, the life story, which provides some sense of a coherent personal identity. The life story and identity development are examined through the lens of different identity domains, including ideological domains such as religion, morality, and vocation, and various relational domains, including family, close peer and romantic relationships, and wider civic concerns. In a series of chapters the authors review personality development in each of these domains following McAdams’s three-part model, and describe the growth of the life story in each. All these chapters review the empirical personality research literature and then discuss findings from the authors’ ongoing longitudinal, mixed methods study following a sample of young Canadians across emerging adulthood, drawing on the individual narrative voices of the sample to illustrate this life story development. The authors also present case studies of the emerging adulthood of well-known public figures at the end of each chapter. The final chapter ties together these various lines of evidence around some general issues concerning the role of the life story in the study of the emerging adult personality.Less
This book is about the life story and its integration into the wider personality in development, as depicted in Erikson’s theory of personality stages. The authors focus on how this personal identity narrative develops in emerging adulthood, the transition period from adolescence to young adulthood. They utilize a framework proposed by McAdams, which treats personality development as composed of three levels acquired across the life course: behavioral traits; personal values and motives; and finally, the life story, which provides some sense of a coherent personal identity. The life story and identity development are examined through the lens of different identity domains, including ideological domains such as religion, morality, and vocation, and various relational domains, including family, close peer and romantic relationships, and wider civic concerns. In a series of chapters the authors review personality development in each of these domains following McAdams’s three-part model, and describe the growth of the life story in each. All these chapters review the empirical personality research literature and then discuss findings from the authors’ ongoing longitudinal, mixed methods study following a sample of young Canadians across emerging adulthood, drawing on the individual narrative voices of the sample to illustrate this life story development. The authors also present case studies of the emerging adulthood of well-known public figures at the end of each chapter. The final chapter ties together these various lines of evidence around some general issues concerning the role of the life story in the study of the emerging adult personality.
Rose Lindsey, John Mohan, Sarah Bulloch, and Elizabeth Metcalfe
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781447324836
- eISBN:
- 9781447324850
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447324836.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Organizations
This chapter describes and briefly evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the sources of evidence on voluntary action used in this book, and the challenges faced when using a mixed-methods ...
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This chapter describes and briefly evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the sources of evidence on voluntary action used in this book, and the challenges faced when using a mixed-methods approach. The chapter discusses the derivation of quantitative estimates of levels of volunteering and considers the challenges in analysing volunteering levels over time due to of variations in methodology and discontinuities in the availability of survey data. The chapter goes on to describe the source of qualitative data, writing undertaken by Mass Observation Project (MOP) volunteer writers and considers the advantages and limitations of this source. The chapter proceeds to a discussion of the challenges of mixed-methods work using these diverse sources. While MOP respondents can clearly be said to be active citizens, by the same token, this means that they are not typical of the general population, when compared to national social surveys drawing on respondents who are representative of the population. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how the various datasets are brought into dialogue with one another, and of the value of mixing data and methods of analysis.Less
This chapter describes and briefly evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the sources of evidence on voluntary action used in this book, and the challenges faced when using a mixed-methods approach. The chapter discusses the derivation of quantitative estimates of levels of volunteering and considers the challenges in analysing volunteering levels over time due to of variations in methodology and discontinuities in the availability of survey data. The chapter goes on to describe the source of qualitative data, writing undertaken by Mass Observation Project (MOP) volunteer writers and considers the advantages and limitations of this source. The chapter proceeds to a discussion of the challenges of mixed-methods work using these diverse sources. While MOP respondents can clearly be said to be active citizens, by the same token, this means that they are not typical of the general population, when compared to national social surveys drawing on respondents who are representative of the population. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how the various datasets are brought into dialogue with one another, and of the value of mixing data and methods of analysis.
S. Mark Pancer
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- December 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199752126
- eISBN:
- 9780190222857
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199752126.003.0010
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology
This chapter reviews what we have learned about civic engagement. It then provides recommendations about what kind of research is needed to provide a fuller understanding of citizenship and to inform ...
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This chapter reviews what we have learned about civic engagement. It then provides recommendations about what kind of research is needed to provide a fuller understanding of citizenship and to inform the development of programs and policies. These recommendations include conducting more research with marginalized populations, doing more multinational and multidisciplinary research, examining civic engagement as a process, utilizing more qualitative and mixed research methodologies, and examining the role of the Internet and social media. More needs to be done to evaluate programs and policies designed to build participation and to disseminate the knowledge that has already been generated. The chapter ends with recommendations about actions that can be taken to build civic engagement. These include focusing on young people, providing quality programs and activities, reaching out to those who are disengaged, providing more opportunities for involvement, and reducing systemic barriers to engagement.Less
This chapter reviews what we have learned about civic engagement. It then provides recommendations about what kind of research is needed to provide a fuller understanding of citizenship and to inform the development of programs and policies. These recommendations include conducting more research with marginalized populations, doing more multinational and multidisciplinary research, examining civic engagement as a process, utilizing more qualitative and mixed research methodologies, and examining the role of the Internet and social media. More needs to be done to evaluate programs and policies designed to build participation and to disseminate the knowledge that has already been generated. The chapter ends with recommendations about actions that can be taken to build civic engagement. These include focusing on young people, providing quality programs and activities, reaching out to those who are disengaged, providing more opportunities for involvement, and reducing systemic barriers to engagement.
