Qualitative and quantitative research in the humanities and social sciences

What experts have to say:

The team of researcher-educators behind this collective work has succeeded in its ambitious aim: to create a common ground between research and psycho-social practice, by making the scientific knowledge needed to address the concerns of practical settings both stimulating and accessible to our future practitioners. Readers will be skilfully guided through qualitative and quantitative scientific studies, in French, grouped by target clientele. This is a remarkable and unique collective effort, which has succeeded in elevating rigor as a primordial and essential value in our field of professional practice.

Mohsen Romdhani, Psychoeducator, General Manager, Boscoville

The integration of research and practice is an essential aspect of the training of future professionals in educational and social intervention. Taking an interest in research and developing the skills to understand it adequately and critically is a major challenge for students of the humanities and social sciences. This book will become an essential reference for training. It exposes students to a wide range of empirical studies relevant to their field of practice, while offering them unprecedented access to detailed theoretical and methodological explanations. Without sacrificing scientific rigor, this book offers the essential pedagogical support needed to tame scientific research.

Marie-Andrée Poirier, Ph.D. Professor, School of Social Work, Université de Montréal Institut Universitaire jeunes en difficulté- CIUSSS-Centre-Sud-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal

It's not a matter of telling psychoeducators in training to base their interventions on scientific knowledge, so that this conception of psychoeducational practice takes root, as if by magic. The directors of this book have understood this. Students of psychoeducation will particularly appreciate the research themes, the questions aimed at integrating the concepts, and the clinical recommendations arising from the studies. Resolutely pedagogical, this book is an essential training tool to support the development of competence in basing psychoeducational practice on scientific knowledge.

Geneviève Paquette, Ph.D. Psychoeducator, Professor, Department of Psychoeducation, Université de Sherbrooke

For historical reasons, Quebec has always been a fertile ground for research, reflection and social intervention. Mélanie Lapalme, Anne-Marie Tougas and Marie-Josée Letarte have successfully led a collective that eloquently captures the imagination and energy of the researchers and practitioners behind these initiatives - evaluation programs, social practices and intervention strategies. This book will be invaluable to those who want to do well in organizing services, but are looking for solutions, as well as to those who want to support training to solidify prevention and intervention efforts with vulnerable populations.

George M. Tarabulsy, Ph.D. Professor, School of Psychology, Université Laval-Centre de recherche universitaire sur les jeunes et les familles -CIUSSS-Capitale nationale.