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Question: EK310 TMA06 88%

Critically consider the argument for and against social work practice being based on research evidence. To what extent might this undermine social workers’ discretion to select and apply theories? Answer with reference to the Department of Health’s guidance on assessing children in need.

Answer: INTRODUCTION In writing critically for the argument for and against social work practice being based on research evidence, there is a need to identify the conceptual entities making up research evidence. It is quite a topic that covers quite a wide range of issues in social work. The essay is approached by examining the nature of research-evidence, the question of what is evidence, its co......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: EK310 – TMA01 87%

Using examples taken from at least two of the research papers you have read in EK310 so far, discuss the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research.

Answer: Over the next few paragraphs I shall be exploring the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research. I will provide a full description of the differences between the two research methods and then examine in more detail 3 or 4 main differences. These being: 1) Small scale study versus large scale study 2) Researcher immersed in situation versus researcher is an objective obse......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Evaluate arguments for and against the use of scientific methods to reduce the risks of giving birth to an impaired baby.

Answer: There are many reasons why a baby is born impaired. Some defects will be genetic and obvious to a trained midwife or doctor at birth - such as down syndrome or cerebral palsy, whilst other genetic defects will not be so obvious. Environmental factors such as drugs or alcohol can also cause birth defects as can infection or a difficult birth. In fact, many impairments are of unknown cause and w......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: EK310 – TMA02 86%

Why is it important that ethical issues are considered when a research study is being planned?

Answer: Over the next few paragraphs I shall be examining the question above in more details. I shall summarise five ethical issues that need to be taken into account when planning research and then provide examples of these issues from research papers. The papers I shall be using are: ‘Negotiating Autonomy: Children’s Use of Time and Space in Rural Bolivia’ – Samantha Punch (2004) ‘Gen......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: EK310 TMA03 84%

Much social research still fails to incorporate an adequate race dimension, mainly because social research (in the UK) is usually conducted within predominantly Eurocentric, white conceptual frameworks’ (maniam et al., 2004). Discuss the reasons for this failure with respect to children and young people. To what extent can this failure be addressed by social research?

Answer: Over the next few paragraphs I shall be examining the statement above in more detail. I have separated the title into two questions and shall address each one individually. I shall initially clarify what is meant by the term ‘race’ and then look at why race is not adequately incorporated into social research with children and young people and compile a list of reasons that I feel answer t......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Ghandi said ‘Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it.’ Discuss the actions that an individual can take to promote greater inclusion.

(OU E243 TMA 04)

Answer: To achieve the promotion of greater inclusion successful change needs to be facilitated. Sometimes in certain situations the level of change required can be immense and individuals may hold the belief that their contributions are trivial in the grand scheme of things. Contrary to this view Ghandi’s quote in the title would imply that the input everyone has is important, it is therefore imperativ......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Assess the role that friendship plays in children’s worlds.

Answer: Since the 1980’s the study of childhood has become a serious subject of study. The New Sociology of Childhood states that children are affected by and also affect their society or culture during their childhoods. Put simply this means that a child’s every day routines and encounters alongside their daily interactions with peers, family and other adults, have a significant effect on their liv......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: A report analysing and commenting upon an investigation carried out in a primary school Grade: 1st Class

Answer: Science provides children with many opportunities to develop skills such as observation, researching, exploration, data handling and investigating. All the previously mentioned are important within the National Curriculum for science. However, it is the skill of ‘investigation’ in particular which carries greater weighting in key stages one and two. As cited in Sherrington (1993, p.55) Feasey ......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: ‘The real concern about citizenship education is not that schools will indoctrinate pupils but that they will not challenge pupils’ assumptions (i.e. democratic, active citizenship etc.) sufficiently’. Discuss with reference to debates about the desirability of citizenship education in the curriculum of primary and middle schools?

Answer: This essay will argue and support with evidence that greater concern should be shown for the potential of indoctrination in citizenship education through the ideologies, nature and purpose of citizenship education in the national curriculum for primary and middle schools rather than expressing anxiety over the sufficient challenging of pupils assumptions Citizenship education is highly controve......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: The progression in children’s ideas regarding a healthy lifestyle, a constructivist perspective.

Answer: Evidence proves that progression in children’s ideas regarding a healthy lifestyle can only be produced through learning. Other methods have also been scrutinized namely strategies for policy development, changes in school organisation and management which are not as effective as learning. However, learning must be ‘constructive’ and build upon children’s previous experiences and existin......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

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