TY  - BOOK
AU  - edited by Pat Cox, Thomas Geisen and Roger Green.
TI  - Qualitative research and social change:  European contexts
SN  - 9780230537279 (alk. paper)
U1  - 001.42 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Houndmills, 
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Social Change
KW  - Qualitative Research
N1  - Introduction: The Importance of Qualitative Research to Social
Change - Preliminary Considerations
Pat Cox, Thomas Geisen, and Roger Green
Part I Exploring Concepts and Approaches
1 Changing Research, Research for Change: Exploring the
Perspectives of Complexity Science
Pat Cox
2 The Notion of Ambivalence: Human Action and Social
Change beyond Analytical Individualism
Thomas Geisen
3 A Complex Terrain of Words and Deeds: Discourse,
Research, and Social Change
Stephen Hicks and Caroiyn Taylor
Part II Welfare Issues and Community
Development
4 Bringing about Social Change: The Role of
Community Research
Roger Green
5 Forum Theatre as a Participatory Tool for Sociai
Research and Development: A Reflection on 'Nobody
is perfect' - A Project with Homeless People
Dr Michael Wrentschur
6 Psycho-social Perspectives in Policy and
Professional Practice Research
Chris Miller, Paul Hoggett, and Marjone Mayo
Part III Issues in Research
Evaluating Risk Assessment: A Methodologicai
Study of Mentally Disordered Offenders in the London
Probation Area
Diana Wendy Fitzgibbon -
Educational Research Need Not Be Irrelevant
Zvi Bekerman
Policy Analysis in Education - Multiplicity as a Key
Orientation for Research
Dt Katrin KrausIntroduction: The Importance of Qualitative Research to Social
Change - Preliminary Considerations
Pat Cox, Thomas Geisen, and Roger Green
Part I Exploring Concepts and Approaches
1 Changing Research, Research for Change: Exploring the
Perspectives of Complexity Science
Pat Cox
2 The Notion of Ambivalence: Human Action and Social
Change beyond Analytical Individualism
Thomas Geisen
3 A Complex Terrain of Words and Deeds: Discourse,
Research, and Social Change
Stephen Hicks and Caroiyn Taylor
Part II Welfare Issues and Community
Development
4 Bringing about Social Change: The Role of
Community Research
Roger Green
5 Forum Theatre as a Participatory Tool for Sociai
Research and Development: A Reflection on 'Nobody
is perfect' - A Project with Homeless People
Dr Michael Wrentschur
6 Psycho-social Perspectives in Policy and
Professional Practice Research
Chris Miller, Paul Hoggett, and Marjone Mayo
Part III Issues in Research
Evaluating Risk Assessment: A Methodologicai
Study of Mentally Disordered Offenders in the London
Probation Area
Diana Wendy Fitzgibbon -
Educational Research Need Not Be Irrelevant
Zvi Bekerman
Policy Analysis in Education - Multiplicity as a Key
Orientation for Research
Dt Katrin Kraus
ER  -