Full Description
How can we develop a comprehensive understanding of the research process in community, health and social care settings?
Covering all stages of the research process, from funding to dissemination, this book considers the views of funders, researchers, communities and policy makers. Drawing on practical examples and relevant international literature, it sheds light on issues that can arise in the process and presents solutions and strategies to deal with a range of challenges.
Organised around a series of themes that capture the essential elements of the research process including covering framing research in theory, commissioning and designing research, utilisation of findings and knowledge transfer, this book provides practical guidance for those involved in child welfare and education, nursing and clinical practices, community studies and the social sciences. It will be a key resource for all those who are interested in developing their understanding of the research and evaluation process in these areas.
Contents
Foreword (Patrick Dolan); Chapter 1. Introduction (Suzanne Guerin and Claire Hickey); Part I: Getting Started; Chapter 2. Framing Research in Community Settings (Elizabeth Nixon & Eylin Palamaro-Munsell); Chapter 3. Commissioning, Procuring and Contracting Evaluations and Research (Marian Quinn, Catherine Comiskey & Gail Birkbeck); Chapter 4. The Governance and Ethics in Community Research and Evaluation (Sinéad McNally, Tara Murphy, Mark Morgan and Siobhán Keengan); Chapter 5. The Role of the Stakeholder in Applied Research: Managing Expectations and Relationships (Nóirín Hayes, Siobhán Keegan, Grainne Hickey & Gráinne Smith); Part II: Carrying out Research and Evaluation; Chapter 6. Developing a Detailed Design for Research with Communities (Suzanne Guerin & Catherine Comiskey); Chapter 7. What Lies Beneath? Preparing for and Conducting Effective Fieldwork in Community Settings (Tara Murphy, Jennie Milnes & Siobhan Keegan); Chapter 8. Evaluation of Complex Community Change Initiatives: Credible Evidence is What Counts (Morgan O'Brien & Sinéad McGilloway); Part III: Dealing with the Data; Chapter 9. Community-Based Dissemination of Research Findings (Marian Quinn & Gemma Kiernan); Chapter 10. Knowledge Exchange: Informing Policy and Influencing Change (Nóirín Hayes & Maresa Duignan); Chapter 11. Overcoming the Ethnical and Practical Challenges Associated with Archiving Qualitative and Quantitative Data (Tara Murphy, Aileen O'Carroll, Suzanne Guerin & Jane Gray); Chapter 12. Conclusion (Nóirín Hayes & Catherine Comiskey); Index
