Change Research - A Case Study and Methods for Collaborative Social Workers

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-231-15179-5
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 332 g

Collaborating with community members adds a critical dimension to social work research, providing practitioners with intimate knowledge of a community's goals and needs while equipping community advocates with vital skills for social change. Sharing the inspiring story of one such partnership, Corey Shdaimah, Roland Stahl, and Sanford F. Schram recount their efforts working with an affordable housing coalition in Philadelphia, helping activists research low-income home ownership and repair. Their collaboration helped create the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund, which funnels millions of dollars to people in need. This volume describes the origins of their partnership and its growth, including developing tensions and their diffusion in ways that contributed to the research. The authors personalize methods of research and the possibilities for advocacy, ultimately connecting their encounters to more general, critical themes. Building on the field's commitment to social justice, they effectively demonstrate the potential of change research to facilitate widespread, long-term difference and improve community outcomes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shdaimah, Corey

Stahl, Roland

Schram, Sanford

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Recht: Ratgeber, Sachbuch
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik, Theorie und Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and FiguresList of AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. Changing Research/Researching Change2. Reevaluating Evaluation Research: Sowing the Seeds of Distrust3. Introducing Our Collaborative Research Case Study: Working with the Women's Community Revitalization Project4. Quantitative Data Analysis in a Collaboration Research Project: Low-Income Home Repair in Philadelphia5. "Everyday World Policy Analysis" and Low-Income Home Repair in Philadelphia: Walking Through Programs from the Client Perspective6. From Research to Recommendations: The Politics of Presentation7. The Challenges of Doing Collaborative Research8. A Model for Collaborative ResearchConclusionAppendix A: American Housing Survey DefinitionsAppendix B: Resources for Doing Community-Based ResearchNotesReferencesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Corey Shdaimah is assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work.

Roland Stahl is assistant professor at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Social Work.

Sanford F. Schram teaches social theory and social policy at the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College, and is an affiliate to the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.