Essential Research Methods for Social Work
Published on 1. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-495-80390-4 (ISBN)
Description
Master research methods with ESSENTIAL RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK, International Edition! Reader-friendly and clear, this social work book provides you with the tools you need to understand essential research methods content. Illustrations and examples throughout show you how you can apply research to practice. Studying is made easy with a book-specific website that includes tutorial quizzes and links to additional related concepts. Outlines, introductions, boxes, chapter endings with main points, review questions and exercises, and Internet exercises provide you with the information and practice you need to conduct research methods in social work.
More details
Edition
International ed of 2nd revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-495-80390-4 (9780495803904)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part I. AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN SOCIAL WORK. 1. Why Study Research? 2. Evidence-Based Practice. 3. Factors Influencing the Research Process. Part II. PROBLEM FORMULATION AND MEASUREMENT. 4. Reviewing Literature and Developing Research Questions. 5. Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry. 6. Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry. 7. Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments. Part III. SAMPLING AND SURVEYS. 8. Surveys. 9. Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. Part IV. DESIGNS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE. 10. Experiments and Quasi-Experiments. 11. Single-case Evaluation Designs. 12. Program Evaluation. Part V. ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS. 13. Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry. 14. Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. Part VI: ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH. 15. Ethical Issues in Social Work Research. 16. Culturally Competent Research. Part VII. DATA ANALYSIS. 17. Quantitative Data Analysis. 18. Qualitative Data Analysis. Appendices: A. Writing Research Proposals. B. Writing Social Work Research Reports. C. Table of Random Numbers.