Instrumentenkoffer für die Praxisforschung

The proven toolkit for "smart practice research" presents a range of helpful methods in its 7th, updated edition, designed to assist researchers in social work, teacher education, and health sciences in getting started. The term "smart practice research" encapsulates the initial letters of the five essential characteristics of practice-oriented research, which the author clearly explains to both novice and advanced researchers. His book includes a variety of practical and methodological tools for investigations, surveys, evaluations, analyses, and data systematics. Following a statement on the controversially discussed concepts of practical knowledge and scientific knowledge, the author introduces aspiring researchers to the planning of research projects and demonstrates how practice research is always participatory in nature. He describes a wide range of proven methods and support tools that minimize the agony of choice and guide a systematic, optimal evaluation.

Includes a free e-book version.