Archive

Edited by Saul Becker and Alan Bryman.
The Policy Press and Social Policy Association
ISBN 1861344031
£18.99

Star rating: 4/5.

This complex-looking book is surprisingly readable, writes Pete Hannah.

While comprehensive and covering most aspects of social policy and research, the book has a well-structured approach that makes it relatively easy to follow.

Although there are a bewildering number of contributors - 65 in all - the multi-author approach is engaging. It left me with the sense of having been part of a lively and up-to-date debate rather than feeling I'd just waded waist-deep through a text-filled quagmire - something I experienced all too often when studying for a recent research diploma.

Understanding Research is one of those books you would go back to - a good one for the collection.

Pete Hannah is a day and community support service worker.