{"product_id":"making-research-work-isbn-9780471979524","title":"Making Research Work","description":"Making Research Work demonstrates how research can be fostered andapplied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawingon a wealth of experience, current literature and governmentdocuments, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion ofkey contemporary issues relating to child care research.Recommendations are given for recognising and responding to boththe fundamental and the specialist issues that challenge thevarious stages of the research process. Practical guidelines aregiven for\u003cbr\u003e * undertaking single-case design research\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * appraising current child care literature and officialstatistics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * accessing hidden or hard-to-reach populations\u003cbr\u003e * dissemination\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * establishing a research centre\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * preparing a research proposal to submit to a funding body\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * commissioning and funding research\u003cbr\u003e This book s practical approach and unique focus will appeal topractitioners, researchers, policy makers and students seeking tounderstand and enhance the relationship of research to policy andpractice in the child care context. THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESEARCH TO POLICY AND PRACTICE.\u003cbr\u003e Research and Development Strategies in the National Health Serviceand Personal Social Services in the United Kingdom (D.Iwaniec).\u003cbr\u003e The Impact of Research on Policy and Practice: A SystemicPerspective (J. Pinkerton). The Influence of Research on Child CarePolicy and Practice: The Case of 'Children Who Wait' and theDevelopment of the Permanence Movement in the United Kingdom (G.Kelly).\u003cbr\u003e CHILD CARE RESEARCH: SOME CHALLENGING CONTEMPORARYDEVELOPMENTS.\u003cbr\u003e Evidencing Effectiveness: The Use of Single-Case Designs in ChildCare Work (K. Dillenburger).\u003cbr\u003e Literature Reviewing: Towards a More Rigorous Approach (K. HigginsJ. Pinkerton).\u003cbr\u003e The Importance of and Difficulties with Official Statistics: A CaseStudy of Child Care Data (V. Switzer).\u003cbr\u003e Researching Hidden Populations(K. Higgins).\u003cbr\u003e Child Participatory Research: Ethical and MethodologicalConsiderations (C. McAuley).\u003cbr\u003e Developing a Strategy for Disseminating Research Findings (M.Monteith).\u003cbr\u003e PROMOTING AND SECURING A BASIS FOR RESEARCH.\u003cbr\u003e Preparing a Research Proposal for Funding Purposes (P.McCrystal).\u003cbr\u003e Commissioning Research (M. Monteith).\u003cbr\u003e Who and How to Approach Regarding Research Sponsoring (P.McCrystal).\u003cbr\u003e Promoting Research Through the Establishment of Research Centres(D. Iwaniec).\u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003e\"... a solid overview of issues relevant to agency-based research in child care... provides a useful complement to the specialised research literature.\" (\u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Social Work,\u003c\/em\u003e Volume 3\/2, 2000)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorota Iwaniec\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Social Work and Director of the Institute of Child Care Research at Queen's University of Belfast. She has extensive clinical and research experience of working with children and their families and, in particular, in failure to thrive, neglect, emotional abuse, and behavioural and emotional problems of children and adolescents. She has been researching failure-to-thrive children for the last 25 years and has recently completed a 20-year follow-up study. Prior to coming to Queen's University she worked as a social worker, researcher, and trainer in Leicester for nearly 30 years, both at the Social Services Department and at the Department of Child Health at Leicester Royal Infirmary.   \u003ci\u003eMaking Research Work\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how research can be fostered and applied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawing on a wealth of experience, current literature and government documents, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion of key contemporary issues relating to child care research. Recommendations are given for recognising and responding to both the fundamental and the specialist issues that challenge the various stages of the research process. Practical guidelines are given for \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eundertaking single-case design research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eappraising current child care literature and official statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaccessing hidden or hard-to-reach populations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edissemination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eestablishing a research centre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epreparing a research proposal to submit to a funding body\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommissioning and funding research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e This book?s practical approach and unique focus will appeal to practitioners, researchers, policy makers and students seeking to understand and enhance the relationship of research to policy and practice in the child care context.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989556347109,"sku":"NP9780471979524","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471979524.jpg?v=1761784584","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/making-research-work-isbn-9780471979524","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}