Perspectives on narrative methods in social work research |
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Authors: | Sam Larsson Yvonne Sjöblom |
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Institution: | Department of Social Work, Stockholm University |
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Abstract: | Larsson S, Sjöblom Y. Perspectives on narrative methods in social work research Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 272–280 © 2009 The Author, Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. The narrative turn has entered many different academic disciplines and is now also emerging in social work. This article focuses on a discussion of the possibilities and limitations of doing narrative research in social work, including a scrutiny of definitions and of a number of theoretical and methodological arguments often used by some of the leading narrative researchers. |
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Keywords: | narrative inquiry narrative methods narrative research in social work psychology‐based approach sociology‐based approach |
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