News Archive: Jan - June 2025
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Summer school opportunity to travel to Germany and learn about disability and child welfare!
Summer school opportunity to travel to Germany and learn about disability and child welfare! Limited spaces available, see here for more information and to apply by 1st of February.
Jan 16, 2025
Head of School and Associate Prof Catherine Conlon, together with Prof Virpi Timonen, University of Helsinki and Dr Geraldine Foley, School of Medicine, Trinity College have authored a new paper for the Qualitative Research Journal entitled 'Quality in qualitative research:a relational process
Head of School and Associate Prof Catherine Conlon, together with Prof Virpi Timonen, University of Helsinki and Dr Geraldine Foley, School of Medicine, Trinity College have a paper just out in Qualitative Research Journal entitled 'Quality in qualitative research: a relational process' available on Open Access here
The paper argues that quality in qualitative research cannot be ensured with the help of checklists alone. We assert that quality in qualitative research is a set of relationships, threaded through the entire research process, between the researcher and the researched topic, participants, data, data analysis and audience. It sets out how the foundations of qualitative inquiry, across all paradigms, demand an engaged, committed researcher attending iteratively and with care – relationally – to every stage of the research process in pursuit of quality. The key novel contribution of this paper is its argument that adopting a relational ethic of commitment to quality at each stage of the research process is conducive towards high-quality qualitative research. The paper will be useful for established qualitative researchers, doctoral students, postgraduate and undergraduate students engaging in qualitative social research, in particular for its elaboration of parsimonious quality criteria specific to qualitative research.
Jan 14, 2025
Joe Whelan publishes a new textbook with Policy Press!
Joe Whelan's latest book 'Critical Theory for Social Work' is published and available. The books aims to introduce interested readers to Critical Theory in an accessible and interesting way. The companion website for the book is also live and includes a full lesson plan, a full and adaptable slide deck and a set of short explanatory video clips. The materials available on the companion website are designed for instructors to make the text easy to adopt as a core text for teaching social work students about critical social theory. The book and accompanying materials are designed to be accessible and to be used across jurisdictions, so please feel free to share widely and get in touch with Joe if you have any questions.
The book is published by Policy Press. To access materials and find out more about the book, see links below:
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/critical-theory-for-social-work
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/critical-theory-for-social-work/online-resources
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP899GzKi9xV8JAUUrDqmCvHWlq89g3hD
Jan 8, 2025