choose one topic out of three ( attached document- method paper guide)

  Method Paper Pick a visual or textual method of interest and insert it into one of the questions below. ( You can write one of them or mixture of both of them) You can insert photo or text into essay. In this paper you will need to discuss why you have chosen the method, provide justification for use over other methods, and discuss how you will use it to examine your social issue. 1. Why [insert your chosen visual or textual method] as a method is an effective way to examine service needs of people with a disability? Or 2. Why [insert your chosen visual or textual method] as a method is an effective way to examine the service delivery needs of young (18-25 years) GLBQTI people? ( If choose this one, you can use memory work as textual method. ) Or 3. Why [insert your chosen visual or textual method] as a method is an effective way to examine the construction of refugees in the Australian media? (It is a political and critical question. If choose this one, you need to define what is refugee, how they are treated in Australia. You can use film, newspaper, article, interview, law and so on. ) ( Pick one question) Structure 1. Introduction 2. Identify a specific group. ( think of which specific group you gonna research and talk about) If you choose disability, you can identify male/female disability or young disability.... If you choose young GLBQTI people, you can identify young bisexual or young lesbian... key parts: 3. Background to the social issue Identify social issues of specific group. 4. Discussion of other done research. ( be critical to the methods they used) Need academic evidence. ( the service delivery? How they did research? What methods they used? Which is good? Which is not? Why? ) 5. Discussion of methods you gonna use. (choose 2 or 3) What is this method? Why you choose this method? Why is good? (provide justification for use over other methods) (eg.why memory work is better than interview?) How will you use it to examine your social issue? 6. Conclusion A minimum of 15 academic references is required as this is a research subject. Feedback will be based on: Use and number of relevant sources; Clarity and strength of argument; Understanding of method; Appropriateness of method to the social issue; and Justification of method Remember, this course is about ‘innovation’ in research Innovation in research could be where critical and creative research leads to empowerment and/or social change Focus : Specificity and depth Use of social research texts and research literature: descriptions and rationales Making the connections: question, topic and research methods Key terms and concepts should be defined using the published, academic literature Some journals you may find useful: Qualitative Social Work Qualitative Inquiry International Journal of Qualitative Methods Qualitative Health Research