Quantitative research methods for social work : making social work count /: making social work count. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barbra Teater, John Devaney, Donald Forrester, Jonathan Scourfield and John Carpenter.
• Authors: Teater, Barbra; Devaney, John; Forrester, Donald; Scourfield, Jonathan, 1966-; Carpenter, John, 1952-
• Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Why numbers matter in social work.- Chapter 3 Who is being studied?.- Chapter 4 What is being studied?.- Chapter 5 How to describe issues using numbers.- Chapter 6 How to know if a service makes a difference.- Chapter 7 How to use numbers to describe a sample.- Chapter 8 How to make a decision with confidence.- Chapter 9 How to know if two variables are related.- Chapter 10 What is the effect of one or more variables on another variable?.- Chapter 11 What are the key elements of ethical quantitative research?.- Chapter 12 How to do quantitative research without collecting new data.- Chapter 13 How to combine qualitative and quantitative methods in social work research.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Subjects: 361.30721; Social sciences; Social service; Social service -- Research; Social service; Social service -- Research; Sozialarbeit; Quantitative Methode; Forschungsmethode; Social work; Social Science -- Social Work; Social work
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137400277; 1137400277
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