Issue 3 of the Snippet in 2020 is here!

This issues focuses on methodology in practice research based on the studies carried out in two agencies. First, the article by Goh Wai Fu on the coaching and training of ex-offenders in a job-support scheme will provide insights into the potential and challenges of such a coaching and training programme. In addition, it will provide an idea of how the QIT (Quality Implementation Tool) was adapted and used in the study design and evaluation.

The second article by Lim Wei Loong clearly explains a form of research methodology that many are familiar with. Mixed method research is now widely used but perhaps the nuances among the different approaches in mixed methods had not been fully understood. This article is for researchers and practitioners who want to know more about the what, why and how mixed methods can be used in different contexts and for different purposes.

We hope these two articles will prove useful in learning across agencies and in improving service provision to many other groups of service users in addition to those mentioned in these articles.

Keep well and stay healthy!