Running§ Head:§ Social§ Work§ Practice§ Research 1
Research§ Proposal§ Part§ 2
Walden§ University
SOCW§ 6301:§ Social§ Work§ Practice§ Research§ I
Social§ Work§ Practice§ Research 2
Sampling§ and§ sampling§ method§
In§ this§ case,§ the§ research§ question§ 'What§ is§ the§ impact§ of§ social§ injustice§ and§
inequality§ in§ the§ social§ work§ field,§ and§ what§ measures§ can§ be§ taken§ in§ order§ to§ eliminate§ or§
tackle§ the§ issues§ of§ social§ injustice§ and§ inequality§ in§ the§ social§ work§ context?'§ concerns§
social§ work.§ Therefore,§ the§ population§ is§ identified§ as§ social§ workers.§ To§ advance§ social§
justice§ and§ equality,§ social§ workers§ play§ a§ crucial§ role.§ These§ professionals§ primarily§ deal§
with§ society's§ most§ vulnerable§ citizens,§ witnessing§ that§ their§ requirements§ are§ addressed,§
and§ their§ standard§ of§ living§ is§ raised.§
Since§ the§ methodological§ approach§ is§ identified§ as§ a§ qualitative§ research§ method,§
random§ sampling§ is§ unbiased.§ The§ focus§ of§ random§ sampling§ concerns§ the§ overall§
population§ of§ social§ workers.§ The§ sampling§ is§ based§ on§ the§ inclusion§ and§ exclusion§ criteria.§
Data§ collection§
The§ data§ collection§ methods§ for§ this§ research§ study§ are§ gathered§ from§ secondary§
sources,§ including§ published§ articles,§ academic§ journals,§ and§ online§ sources.§ The§ literature§
review§ approach§ is§ a§ comprehensive§ approach§ including§ existing§ studies§ on§ social§ injustice§
and§ inequality§ in§ the§ social§ work§ field.§ A§ wide§ range§ of§ secondary§ sources§ was§ examined§ to§
reveal§ the§ severity§ of§ the§ issue§ linked§ to§ social§ injustice§ and§ inequality.§ These§ resources§
play§ a§ crucial§ role§ in§ the§ research§ study§ since§ they§ will§ improve§ the§ theoretical§
comprehension§ of§ the§ subject,§ especially§ the§ severity§ of§ the§ detected§ problem§ (Kaushik§ and§
Walsh,§ 2019).§ It§ will§ be§ feasible§ to§ comprehend§ the§ scope§ of§ the§ issue§ by§ incorporating§ the§
relevant§ sources§ into§ the§ research,§ particularly§ how§ social§ injustice§ affects§ the§ delivery§ of§
high-quality§ social§ work§ services§ and§ the§ system.
Ethics§ and§ cultural§ considerations§
Social§ Work§ Practice§ Research 3
Ethical§ concerns§ in§ the§ research§ include§ a§ collection§ of§ guidelines§ that§ will§ direct§ the§
study's§ designs§ and§ methods.§ The§ cultural§ consideration§ includes§ the§ behaviours,§ standards,§
goals,§ mindsets,§ and§ rules§ of§ the§ study's§ organisations.§ While§ researching§ social§ injustice§
and§ inequality§ among§ social§ workers,§ certain§ ethical§ and§ cultural§ considerations§ come§
forward§ as§ an§ issue.§ Some§ of§ these§ principles§ include§ voluntary§ involvement,§ informed§
permission,§ confidentiality,§ privacy,§ the§ possibility§ of§ damage,§ and§ the§ sharing§ of§ results§
(Vivek,§ 2022).§ Interactions§ between§ research§ investigators§ and§ the§ participants§ of§ their§
investigations§ may§ give§ rise§ to§ significant§ ethical§ issues.§ The§ freedoms§ and§ interests§ of§
study§ participants,§ besides§ the§ needs§ of§ investigators,§ must§ constantly§ be§ respected§ in§ the§
study's§ planning.
In§ the§ research§ study,§ it§ is§ necessary§ to§ address§ the§ ethical§ and§ cultural§ issues§
mentioned§ above§ to§ avoid§ conflicts§ and§ enhance§ the§ focus§ on§ the§ particular§ research.§ The§
first§ step§ should§ be§ to§ aim§ for§ honesty§ during§ the§ research.§ All§ information§ should§ be§
reported§ truthfully,§ including§ data,§ findings,§ techniques,§ and§ publication§ history.§ All§ the§
participants§ have§ a§ right§ to§ confidentiality;§ therefore,§ it§ is§ necessary§ to§ safeguard§ their§
personal§ information§ as§ long§ as§ possible.§ To§ address§ the§ harm§ or§ damage§ issues§ to§
participants,§ sensitive§ questions§ should§ be§ avoided,§ which§ may§ cause§ negative§ emotions.§ By§
allowing§ individuals§ to§ make§ their§ own§ decisions,§ informed§ permission§ aims§ to§ include§ their§
rights.§ It§ also§ aims§ to§ safeguard§ individual§ freedom§ and§ the§ truth§ while§ preventing§ attacks§
on§ an§ individual's§ integrity§ (Goldberg§ and§ Warburton,§ 2021).§ Participants§ may§ only§ decide§
to§ volunteer§ for§ research§ in§ an§ educated§ manner§ if§ they§ are§ aware§ of§ the§ potential§ dangers§
and§ rewards§ involved.§ A§ description§ of§ the§ investigation§ and§ its§ goals,§ and§ additional§
information§ regarding§ the§ criteria§ used§ to§ choose§ the§ research§ participants§ and§ the§ methods§
used,§ must§ all§ be§ included§ in§ informed§ and§ voluntary§ participation.
Social§ Work§ Practice§ Research 4
Discussion§
Conducting§ a§ study§ on§ the§ impact§ of§ social§ injustice§ and§ inequality§ in§ the§ social§
work§ field§ could§ have§ greatly§ impacted§ the§ profession.§ With§ such§ issues,§ social§ workers§
face§ educational§ inequality§ and§ employment§ discrimination§ (Sobočan§ et§ al.,§ 2019).§ When§
individuals§ are§ viewed§ improperly,§ social§ injustice§ develops.§ It§ can§ have§ long-lasting§
consequences.§ It§ restricts§ individuals'§ participation§ in§ opportunities§ and§ may§ push§ them§ into§
unemployment§ or§ even§ bad§ health.§ However,§ various§ measures§ can§ be§ taken§ to§ improve§
social§ injustice§ and§ inequality.§ It§ has§ been§ suggested§ that§ social§ workers§ might§ assist§ in§
identifying§ and§ altering§ institutional§ policies§ that§ have§ failed§ to§ point§ out§ and§ lead§ to§ social§
injustice§ and§ inequality§ by§ using§ transformational§ practices.§ Likewise,§ to§ advance§ justice§
and§ fairness§ in§ social§ work,§ social§ workers§ must§ carry§ out§ their§ responsibilities§ in§ a§ moral§
and§ accountable§ way§ by§ incorporating§ ethical§ concepts§ like§ integrity,§ responsibility,§ fairness,§
justice,§ respect,§ and§ accountability§ (Teasley§ et§ al.,§ 2022).§ If§ the§ data§ did§ not§ align§ with§ the§
expectations,§ then§ reanalysing§ the§ data§ would§ be§ a§ significant§ approach.
Reflection
Through§ research§ discussions,§ it§ is§ comprehended§ that§ choosing§ the§ proper§
qualitative§ research§ methods§ that§ address§ the§ research§ question§ and§ the§ ethical§ and§ cultural§
considerations§ that§ must§ be§ considered§ when§ conducting§ research§ regarding§ social§ injustice§
and§ inequality§ in§ the§ social§ work§ field.§ Further,§ it§ is§ necessary§ to§ note§ the§ upcoming§
challenges§ during§ the§ research§ process.§ Through§ the§ sampling§ techniques§ and§ data§
collection§ methods,§ it§ can§ be§ beneficial§ to§ gather§ important§ information§ concerning§ the§
impact§ of§ social§ injustice§ and§ inequality§ in§ the§ social§ work§ field§ and§ identify§ the§ appropriate§
solutions§ for§ addressing§ the§ issues.§
Social§ Work§ Practice§ Research 5
References:
Goldberg,§ E.§ M.,§ &§ Warburton,§ R.§ W.§ (2021).§ Ends§ and§ Means§ in§ Social§ Work:§ the§
development§ and§ Outcome§ of§ a§ case§ review§ system§ for§ social§ workers.§ Routledge.§
Kaushik,§ V.,§ &§ Walsh,§ C.§ A.§ (2019).§ Pragmatism§ as§ a§ research§ paradigm§ and§ its§
implications§ for§ social§ work§ research.§ Social§ sciences,§ 8(9),§ 255.§
Sobočan,§ A.§ M.,§ Bertotti,§ T.,§ &§ Strom-Gottfried,§ K.§ (2019).§ Ethical§ considerations§ in§ social§
work§ research.§ European§ Journal§ of§ Social§ Work,§ 22(5),§ 805-818.§
Teasley,§ M.§ L.,§ Dettlaff,§ A.§ J.,§ &§ Abrams,§ L.§ S.§ (2022).§ Some§ Comments§ on§ the§ Notion§ of§
Social§ Work§ as§ a§ Human§ Service§ Cartel.§ Research§ on§ Social§ Work§ Practice,§ 32(6),§
710-713.§
Vivek,§ R.§ (2022).§ Ethics§ in§ a§ qualitative§ study§ in§ social§ work:§ a§ systematic§ review.§ Social§
work§ and§ education,§ 9(2),§ 298-304.§
