The practice of research in social work. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt.
• Authors: Engel, Rafael J; Schutt, Russell K
• Contents: CHAPTER 1. Science, Society, and Social Work Research; Reasoning About the Social World; Everyday Errors in Reasoning; The Social Scientific Approach; Social Work and the Social World; Research in the News: Why Did New York City’s Homeless Population Increase?; Social Work Research and Evidence-Based Practice; Social Work Research in Practice; Alternative Research Orientations; Social Work Research in a Diverse Society; CHAPTER 2. The Process of Social Work Research; Social Work Research Questions; Consider Social Diversity when Formulating a Question; Foundations of Social Work Research; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Theory and Social Work Research; Research in the News: Does Money Buy Happiness?; Alternative Research Strategies; Social Research Standards; CHAPTER 3. Ethical and Scientific Guidelines for Social Work Research; Research on People; Historical Background; Research in the News: Is it Ethical Science?; Ethical Principles; Institutional Review Board Reviews; Internet Research; Scientific Guidelines for Social Work Research; CHAPTER 4. Measurement; Concepts; Research in the News: What is your Race?; From Concepts to Observations; Levels of Measurement; Measurement Error; Assessing Measurement Accuracy; Measurement Validity; Ways to Improve Reliability and Validity of Existing Measures; Using Scales to Identify a Clinical Status; Measurement in a Diverse Society; Measurement Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; CHAPTER 5. Sampling; Sample Planning; Research in the News: What are the Best Practices for Sampling Vulnerable Populations?; Sampling Methods; Sampling Distributions; Recruitment Strategies with Diverse Populations; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; CHAPTER 6. Causation and Research Design; Research Design Alternatives; Research in the News: Why is Child Poverty so High?; Criteria for Quantitative (Nomothetic) Causal Explanations; Comparing Research Designs; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; CHAPTER 7. Group Experimental Designs; Threats to the Validity of Group Experimental Designs; Features of True Experiments; Types of True Experimental Designs; Quasi-experimental Designs; Nonexperimental Designs; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Diversity, Group Design, and Evidence-Based Practice; Ethical Issues in Experimental Research; CHAPTER 8. Single-Subject Design; Foundations of Single-Subject Design; Measuring Targets of Intervention; Analyzing Single-Subject Designs; Types of Single-Subject Designs; Research in the News: Exercise Your Brain?; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Single-Subject Design in a Diverse Society; Ethical Issues in Single-Subject Design; CHAPTER 9. Survey Research; Survey Research in Social Work; Designing Questionnaires; Writing Questions; Refine and Test Questions; Survey Design Alternatives; Survey Research Design in a Diverse Society; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Ethical Issues in Survey Research; CHAPTER 10. Qualitative Methods; Fundamentals of Qualitative Methods; Participant Observation; Intensive Interviewing; Research in the News: Can Taping Interviews Capture a Trend?; Interviewing Online; Focus Groups; Community-based Participatory Research; Qualitative Research in a Diverse Society; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research; CHAPTER 11. Qualitative Data Analysis; Features of Qualitative Data Analysis; Techniques of Qualitative Data Analysis; Alternatives in Qualitative Data Analysis; Research in the News: What’s in a Message?; Content Analysis; Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis; Implications for Evidence-based Practice; Ethics in Qualitative Data Analysis; CHAPTER 12. Secondary Data Analysis and Mixed Methods; Secondary Data Analysis; Mixed Methods; CHAPTER 13. Evaluation Research; Evaluation Basics; Describing the Program: The Logic Model; Questions for Evaluation Research; Design Decisions; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Evaluation Research in a Diverse Society; Ethics in Evaluation; CHAPTER 14. Quantitative Data Analysis; Introducing Statistics; Preparing Data for Analysis; Displaying Univariate Distributions; Summarizing Univariate Distributions; Describing Relationships Among Variables; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Quantitative Data Analysis in a Diverse Society; Ethical Issues: Avoiding Misleading Findings; CHAPTER 15. Reporting Research; Beginning With a Research Proposal; Writing Can Be Frustrating!; Reporting Results; Research in the News: How Much Should Social Scientists Report?; Poster Presentations; Implications for Evidence-Based Practice; Social Work Research in a Diverse Society; Ethical Considerations; Appendix A. Questions to Ask About a Quantitative Research Article; Appendix B. How to Read a Quantitative Research Article; Appendix C. Questions to Ask About a Qualitative Research Article; Appendix D. How to Read a Qualitative Research Article;
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 361.3072; Social service -- Research
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506304281
• Related ISBNs: 9781506304267
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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