
Social Work Research and Evaluation
Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
Yvonne A. Unrau(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
7th Edition
Published in December 2004
Book
Hardback
554 pages
978-0-19-517949-1 (ISBN)
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This book is the longest standing and most widely adopted text in the field of social work research and evaluation. Since the first edition in 1981, it has been designed to provide beginning social work students the basic methodological foundation they need in order to successfully complete more advanced research courses that focus on single-system designs or program evaluations. Its content is explained in extraordinarily clear everyday language which is then illustrated with social work examples that social work students not only can understand, but appreciate as well. Many of the examples concern women and minorities, and special emphasis is given to the application of research methods to the study of these groups. Without a doubt, the major strength of this book is that it is written by social workers for social work students. The editors have once again secured an excellent and diverse group of social work research educators. The 31 contributors know firsthand, from their own extensive teaching and practice experiences, what social work students need to know in relation to research.
They have subjected themselves to a discipline totally uncommon in compendia-that is, writing in terms of what is most needed for an integrated basic research methods book, rather than writing in line with their own predilections.
They have subjected themselves to a discipline totally uncommon in compendia-that is, writing in terms of what is most needed for an integrated basic research methods book, rather than writing in line with their own predilections.
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Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
text boxes, num. fig.
numerous figures and text boxes
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 200 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-517949-1 (9780195179491)
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Social Work Research and Evaluation
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08/2007
8th Edition
Oxford University Press Inc
€62.00
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Content
PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; Part I AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY; 1. Scientific Inquiry and Social Work; 2. Research Contexts; 3. Research Ethics; 4. Using Existing Knowledge; Part II APPROACHES TO KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT; 5. The Quantitative Research Approach; 6. The Qualitative Research Approach; 7. Gender, Ethnicity, and Race Matters; Part III MEASUREMENT; 8. Measurement; 9. Measuring Instruments; 10. Designing Measuring Instruments; Part IV THE LOGIC OF RESEARCH DESIGN; 11. Sampling; 12. Case-Level Designs; Part V COLLECTING ORIGINAL DATA; 14. Observation; 15. Participant Observation; 16. Interviewing; 17. Surveys; Part VI COLLECTING EXISTING DATA; 18. Secondary Analysis; 19. Content Analysis; 20. Utilizing Existing Statistics; 21. Historical Research; 22. Selecting a Data Collection Method and Data Source; Part VII QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROPOSALS, AND REPORTS; 23. Analyzing Quantitative Data; 24. Writing Quantitative Proposals and Reports; 25. Evaluating Quantitative Reports; Part VIII QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROPOSALS, AND REPORTS; 26. Analyzing Qualitative Data; 27. Writing Qualitative Proposals and Reports; 28. Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research; Part IX FROM RESEARCH TO EVALUATION; 29. Program Evaluation; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING CREDITS INDEX