Research and the Field of Child and Youth Care - An Invitation (Paperback)

In an inviting and conversational style, author Kiaras Gharabaghi offers a concise guide introducing foundational research methods for the study and practice of child and youth care, aiming to awaken a lifelong interest in how research can inform, improve, and evoke critical reflection on what child and youth care is, and can be, about. Presenting research as a relational tool, the text builds basic practical research skills, such as how to conduct interviews and focus groups, how to construct research questions and surveys, and how to select research designs to best serve each project.This essential volume highlights research as an important element of child and youth care practice, explores different qualitative and quantitative research designs, and examines how they are implemented, including various aspects of recruiting research subjects, the collection and analysis of data, and the limitations of research. Written from an explicitly anti-racist perspective, the text includes a chapter dedicated to Afrocentric and Indigenous research approaches and draws all its examples from the field of child and youth care. The rich in-text pedagogical features include a glossary of key terms and two appendices that detail an ethics protocol and describe a small research project from start to finish. Students of child and youth care, social work, and youth work/development programs are bound to appreciate this engaging and highly readable text. FEATURES: Covers the politics of research, the intersections of research and advocacy work, and Afrocentric and Indigenous research lenses Features text boxes showcasing research insights, interviews with child and youth care researchers, and ethical considerations Accessible for those new to research in child and youth care, while offering insight into how to deeply understand research at more advanced levels of engagement

General

Imprint:	Canadian Scholars' Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	May 2022
Authors:	Kiaras Gharabaghi
Dimensions:	172 x 248 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-1-77338-294-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Research methods Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Children
LSN:	1-77338-294-2
Barcode:	9781773382944

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