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Case study research in social work

In: Handbook of Case Study Research in the Social Sciences

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  • Ian F. Shaw
  • Mark Hardy
  • Peter Sommerfeld

Abstract

We explore reasons why the language of case study language and case work often are intertwined in social work. We consider the case as a social work loan term in sociology, case study language as a means of systematising clinical education and practice, and ways in which ‘case study’ language has been used in social work writing. We explore how the distinction between ‘case’ as the unit of analysis and the unit of observation may not be straightforward, and how the idea of the case as a social work unit of analysis is shaped by the political and value predispositions and commitments that ebb and flow within the social work practice and research community. We endeavour to suggest how each of these considerations provides a frame of reference for case study research in social work.

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  • Ian F. Shaw & Mark Hardy & Peter Sommerfeld, 2024. "Case study research in social work," Chapters, in: Peter Rule & Vaughn M. John (ed.), Handbook of Case Study Research in the Social Sciences, chapter 13, pages 231-247, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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