Service-user involvement in social work research is much vaunted and considered
desirable. Yet, it is not common. This is despite the fact that research-funding bodies are …

Little is known about the quantity, nature and range of Australian social work research on
ageing and aged care. This scoping review involved a comprehensive search of seven …

Peer research is increasingly being used in research with children and young people. As a
result, there is a growing understanding of both the benefits and challenges of involving …

This article is a contribution to the ongoing dispute about ethical and methodological
standards of neutrality within qualitative research. By invoking the notions of friendship …

The importance of listening to young people is enshrined in legislative and policy
frameworks and is integral to the children's rights agenda. However, social work has often …

In this chapter, we shift the focus from analysing citizenship practices to reflecting on
learning within the research process of exploring everyday citizenship. To this end, we …

The involvement of consumers, families and carers in mental health service delivery is
mandated by legislation, recommended in policy, and promoted in professional …

Ethnographic research about gang-exit processes and formers'1 identity transformation
gives rise to the emancipatory question of how research can make a difference in practice …

Community researchers, including community members without formal research training, are
increasingly being hired as part of research teams, especially on research projects guided …

This chapter uses reflexivity, the ability to reflect and recognise how individuals and their
contexts connect with social and cultural understandings (Fook, 2004, p 18), to encourage a …