Social Work Research and Evaluation
Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice
10th Edition
Published on 16. January 2014
Book
Hardback
756 pages
978-0-19-998831-0 (ISBN)
Description
Over thirty years of input from instructors and students have gone into this popular research methods text, resulting in a refined ninth edition that is easier to read, understand, and apply than ever before. Using unintimidating language and real-world examples, it introduces students to the key concepts of evidence-based practice that they will use throughout their professional careers. It emphasizes both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research, data
collection methods, and data analysis, providing students with the tools they need to become evidence-based practitioners.
collection methods, and data analysis, providing students with the tools they need to become evidence-based practitioners.
Reviews / Votes
This book not only provides students of social work research the knowledge they need in their journey to become good social scientists, but also the tools to develop effective habits necessary towards this purpose. After all, as it has been said often: 'practice makes perfect.' * BizIndia *More details
Edition
10th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
96 line-cuts and 2 half-tones
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 208 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1536 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-998831-0 (9780199988310)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Richard M. Grinnell, Jr. is Professor and holds the Clair and Clarice Platt Jones/Helen Frays Endowed Chair of Social Work Research within the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University.
Yvonne A. Unrau is Professor within the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University.
Yvonne A. Unrau is Professor within the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University.
Content
Contributors ; 1. Introduction ; PART I: RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND RESEARCH APPROACHES ; 2. Research Problems and Questions ; 3. The Quantitative Research Approach ; 4. The Qualitative Research Approach ; PART II: ETHICS AND CULTURALLY-COMPETENT RESEARCH ; 5. Research Ethics ; 6. Research With Minority and Disadvantaged Groups ; PART III: BECOMING AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTITIONER ; 7. Reviewing the Literature ; 8. Finding Existing Knowledge ; 9. Evaluating Existing Knowledge ; 10. Evidence-Based Practice ; PART IV: MEASURING VARIABLES ; 11. Measurement ; 12. Standardized Measuring Instruments ; PART V: SAMPLING AND RESEARCH DESIGNS ; 13. Sampling ; 14. Case-Level Designs ; 15. Group-Level Designs ; PART VI: COLLECTING ORIGINAL DATA ; 16. Structured Observation ; 17. Qualitative Interviewing ; 18. Survey Research ; PART VII: COLLECTING EXISTING DATA ; 19. Secondary Analysis ; 20. Content Analysis ; 21. Using Existing Statistics ; 22. Historical Research ; 23. Selecting a Data-Collection Method ; PART VIII: ANALYZING DATA ; 24. Quantitative Data Analysis ; 25. Qualitative Data Analysis ; PART IX: EVALUATING RESEARCH STUDIES ; 26. Evaluating Quantitative Studies ; 27. Evaluating Qualitative Studies ; PART X: WRITING RESEARCH REPORTS ; 28. Writing Reports from Research Studies ; PART XI: FROM RESEARCH TO EVALUATION ; 29. Program Evaluation ; APPENDIXES ; Appendix A: Quantitative Research Proposals and Reports ; Appendix B: Qualitative Research Proposals and Reports ; Glossary ; References ; Credits ; Index