Qualitative Research and Social Change

Introduction: The Importance of Qualitative Research to Social Change - Preliminary Considerations; P. Cox, T. Geisen and R. Green PART I: EXPLORING CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES Changing Research, Research for Change: Exploring the Perspectives of Complexity Science; P. Cox The Notion of Ambivalence: Human Action and Social Change Beyond Analytical Individualism; T. Geisen A Complex Terrain of Words and Deeds: Discourse, Research and Social Change; S. Hicks and C. Taylor PART II: WELFARE ISSUES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Bringing about Social Change: The Role of Community Research; R. Green Forum Theatre as a Participatory Tool for Social Research and Development: A Reflection on 'Nobody is perfect': A Project with Homeless People; M. Wrentschur Psycho-social Perspectives in Policy and Professional Practice Research; C. Miller, P. Hoggett and M. Mayo PART III: ISSUES IN RESEARCH Evaluating Risk Assessment: A Methodological Study of Mentally Disordered Offenders in the London Probation Area; W. Fitzgibbon Educational Research Need Not Be Irrelevant; Z. Bekerman Policy Analysis in Education - Multiplicity as a Key Orientation for Research; K. Kraus Bibliography