Essential Research Methods For Social Work
by Rubin, Allen; Babbie, Earl R.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-03-10
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary
Master research methods with ESSENTIAL RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK! 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.
Table of Contents
| An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry In Social Work | |
| Why Study Research? | |
| Evidence-Based Practice | |
| Factors Influencing the Research Process | |
| Problem Formulation And Measurement | |
| Reviewing Literature and Developing Research Questions | |
| Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry | |
| Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry | |
| Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments | |
| Sampling And Surveys | |
| Surveys | |
| Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches | |
| Designs For Evaluating Programs And Practice | |
| Experiments and Quasi-Experiments | |
| Single-case Evaluation Designs | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Additional Qualitative And Quantitative Research Methods | |
| Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry | |
| Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods | |
| Ethical And Cultural Issues In Social Work Research | |
| Ethical Issues in Social Work Research | |
| Culturally Competent Research | |
| Data Analysis | |
| Quantitative Data Analysis | |
| Qualitative Data Analysis | |
| Writing Research Proposals | |
| Writing Social Work Research Reports | |
| Table of Random Numbers | |
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