2804 (v.8) Research Inquiry 304

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Area:	Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	2801 (v.7) SW 262 - Fieldwork Practice 1 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Develops a beginning level of competence as reflexive research/practitioners. An exploration of the "scientific" rationale for interpretive approaches to human inquiry. Post positive paradigms in human inquiry and the alternative research approaches are explored. Skills in collaborative and participatory processes and ethnographic approaches. Ethics and politics of research.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- The ability to chart the emergence of an "interpretive turn" (also known as narrative/linguistic turn) in social theory, the related development of post structural research discourses and their relevance to practicing social work. Identified the interplay of the social and the personal, of power and agency, across time and place in interpretive research. Constructed research based not only on methods but also purpose and values. In this, feministand indigenous research methodologies would be used as examples of how this plays out in practice. Selected appropriate research designs from a range of interpretive approaches. e.g. ethnographic, cooperative, participatory, narrative and evaluative action research. Demonstrated skills in reflexive and contextual learning as a practitioner/researcher in the ongoing process of social work. Reflexively researched the stories they and the people they work and interact with share.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Ely, Margot.(1991). Doing Qualitative Research: Circles Within Circles. The Farmer Press, London. Fook, Jan. (1996). The Reflective Researcher. Allen and Unwin, Melbourne. Grubrium, J. and Holstein, J. (1998). New Language of Qualitative Research. OUP, London. Richardson, Laurel. (1990). Writing Strategies: Researching Diverse Audiences (Qualitative Research Methods Series, Vol 21). Sage, Newbury Park, CA. Shakespeare, Pam., Atkinson, Dorothy. and French, Sally. (1993). Reflecting on Research Practice: Issues in Health and Social Welfare. Open University Press, Buckingham. Stanley, Liz. and Wise, Sue. (1993). Breaking out again: Feminist ontology and epistemology. Routledge, London. Wadsworth, Yoland. (1997). Everyday evaluation on the run. (2nd Edition). Allen and Unwin, Melbourne. White, M. and Epston, D. (1990). Narrative means to therapeutic ends. Norton (616.89166 WHI-Closed Reserve), New York. White, M. and Epston, D. (1992). Experience, contradiction, narrative and imagination: Selected papers ofDavid Epston and Michael White. Dulwich Centre Publications (616.8914 EPS-Closed Reserve), Adelaide. Dudgeon, Pat. and Garvey, Darren. and Pickett, Harry. eds (2000). Working with Indigenous Australians. Gunada Press, Perth, W.A.
Unit Texts:	Darlington, Yvonne. and Scott, Dorothy. (2002), Qualitative Research in Practice: Stories from the Field. Sydney, Allen and Unwin.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Assessment 1 30%, Assessment 2 30%, Assessment 3 40%. This by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y   Y