Transformative Research and EvaluationGuilford Press, 2008 M10 29 - 402 pages From distinguished scholar Donna M. Mertens, this core book provides a framework for making methodological decisions and conducting research and evaluations that promote social justice. The transformative paradigm has emerged from - and guides - a broad range of social and behavioral science research projects with communities that have been pushed to the margins, such as ethnic, racial, and sexual minority group members and children and adults with disabilities. Mertens shows how to formulate research questions based on community needs, develop researcher-community partnerships grounded in trust and respect, and skillfully apply quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods data collection strategies. Practical aspects of analyzing and reporting results are addressed, and numerous sample studies are presented. The book is intended for graduate students in psychology, education, social work, sociology, and nursing, as well as practicing researchers and program evaluators. It will serve as a core book or supplement in Research Methods, Program Evaluation, and Community Psychology courses. |
Contents
Chapter 1 | 9 |
Chapter 2 | 43 |
Chapter 3 | 70 |
Chapter 4 | 108 |
Chapter 5 | 136 |
Chapter 6 | 164 |
Chapter 7 | 199 |
Chapter 8 | 233 |
Chapter 10 | 313 |
Appendix A | 349 |
Appendix B | 351 |
References | 355 |
Author Index | 379 |
387 | |
About the Author | 401 |
Chapter 9 | 281 |