Essential research methods for social work
By: Allen Rubin, Earl Babbie
Contributors: Babbie, Earl R.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780495604372
Subjects: Methodology; Social service; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-352) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to scientific inquiry in social work; title: Why study research?; title: Evidence-based practice; title: Factors influencing the research process; title: Problem formulation and measurement; title: Reviewing literature and developing research questions; title: Conceptualization in quantitative and qualitative inquiry; title: Measurement in quantitative and qualitative inquiry; title: Quantitative and qualitative measurement instruments; title: Sampling and surveys; title: Surveys; title: Sampling: quantitative and qualitative approaches; title: Designs for evaluating programs and practice; title: Experiments and quasi-experiments; title: Single-case evaluation designs; title: Program evaluation; title: Additional qualitative and quantitative research methods; title: Additional methods in qualitative inquiry; title: Analyzing availarble records: quantitative and qualitative methods; title: Ethical and cultural issues in social work research; title: Ethical issues in social work research; title: Culturally competent research; title: Data analysis; title: Quantitative data analysis; title: Qualitative data analysis - Writing research proposals; title: Writing social work research reports.