TRIANGULATION IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH: THE THEORY AND EXAMPLES OF ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION

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  • Mike Weyers Social Work Division, School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom,South Africa
  • Herman Strydom Social Work Division, School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom,South Africa
  • Arnel Huisamen Police Social Work Service, SAPS, Mossel Bay, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15270/44-2-251

Abstract

The social work researcher is often faced with the daunting task of having to analyse complex
phenomena and systems or relationships without the luxury of an abundant supply of resources,
time and standardised measuring instruments. A typical response has been attempts to follow
either the qualitative or quantitative research routes stringently, only to find that the final result
did not meet scientific requirements. This has necessitated a rethink of the predominant way in
which social work research is conducted in South Africa and to find a route that would meet
both the demands of science and accommodate the constraints of research practice. One such
route is the use of triangulation

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2014-06-20

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Weyers, M., Strydom, H., & Huisamen, A. (2014). TRIANGULATION IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH: THE THEORY AND EXAMPLES OF ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 44(2). https://doi.org/10.15270/44-2-251

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