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2804 (v.8) Research Inquiry 304
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
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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. |
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assessment 1 30%, Assessment 2 30%, Assessment 3 40%. This by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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