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EK310 Research with children and young people

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: 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

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