The handbook of social work research methods
By: edited by Bruce A. Thyer.
Contributors: Thyer, Bruce A.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 546
Subjects: Social service -- Research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Introduction to social work research / Bruce Thyer; title: Quantitative approaches. Foundations of data collection.  An overview of quantitative research methods / Phyllis Solomon and Jeffrey Draine; title: Probability and sampling / William R. Nugent; title: Reliability and validity in quantitative measurement / Catheleen Jordan and Richard A. Hoefer; title: Locating instruments / Kevin Corcoran; title: Statistics for social workers / J.T. Stocks; title: Types of studies. Descriptive studies / Barbara Thomlison; title: Surveys  / Carol T. Mowbray and Mieko Yoshihama; title: Needs assessment / Leslie M. Tutty and Michael A. Rothery; title: Randomized controlled trials / Ram A. Cnaan and Guy Enosh; title: Program evaluation / T.K. Logan and David Royse; title: Using cost, procedure, process, and outcome analysis / Brian T Yates and Peter J. Delany and Dorothy Lockwood Dillard; title: pt. 2 Qualitative approaches; title: Foundations of data collection. An overview of qualitative methods / Michael J. Holosko; title: Reliability and validity in qualitative research / Cynthia Franklin and Michelle Ballan; title: Types of studies. The narrative case study / Jerrold R. Brandell; title: In-depth interviews / Harriet Goodmand; title: Ethnographic methods / Christine T. Lowery; title: Participant observation / R. Kevin Gringsby; title: Grounded theory and other inductive research methods / Jane f. Gilgun; title: pt 3. Conceptual research. Theory development / Francis B. Turner; title: Historical research / John R. Graham and Alean al-Krenawi; title: Review of literature / Karen Sowers and Rodney A. Ellis and Nancy Meyer-Adams; title: Critical analysis William M. Epstein; title: pt. 4. General issues. Ethics / Frederic G. Reamer; title: Gender and ethnicity matters / Antoinette Y. Rodgers-Farmer and; title: Miriam Potocky-Tripodi; title: Comparative international research / Elaine T. Jurkowski and Martin B. Tracy; title: Integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods / Charles D. Cowger; title: Applying for research grants / Scott Geron and Gail S. Steketee; title: Disseminating research findings / Dianne F. Harrison and C. Aaron.