Essential research methods for social work
Rubin, Allen.
Essential research methods for social work Allen Rubin, Earl Babbie. - 3rd ed. - Australia ; Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, c2013. - xv, 397 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Brooks/Cole empowerment series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-385) and index.
Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN SOCIAL WORK.
1. Why Study Research?
2. Evidence-Based Practice.
3. Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods.
4. Factors Influencing the Research Process.
Part II: PROBLEM FORMULATION AND MEASUREMENT.
5. Reviewing Literature and Developing Research Questions.
6. Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry.
7. Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry.
8. Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments.
Part III: SAMPLING AND SURVEYS.
9. Surveys.
10. Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches.
Part IV: DESIGNS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE.
11. Experiments and Quasi-Experiments.
12. Single-case Evaluation Designs.
13. Program Evaluation.
Part V: ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS.
14. Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry.
15. Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods.
Part VI: ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.
16. Ethical Issues in Social Work Research.
17. Culturally Competent Research.
Part VII: DATA ANALYSIS.
18. Quantitative Data Analysis.
19. Qualitative Data Analysis.
Appendix A. Writing Research Proposals.
Appendix B. Writing Social Work Research Reports.
Appendix C. Table of Random Numbers.
Reader friendly and clear, Rubin and Babbie's concise and social work-specific research methods text provides you with the tools you need to understand the essential content for the course. Illustrations and examples throughout show you how you can apply research to practice. Outlines, introductions, boxes, chapter endings with main points, review questions and exercises, and Internet exercises present the information and practice you need to succeed. As part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, this book thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
9780840029133 0840029136
Social service--Research--Methodology.
361.307 / RUB
Essential research methods for social work Allen Rubin, Earl Babbie. - 3rd ed. - Australia ; Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, c2013. - xv, 397 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Brooks/Cole empowerment series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-385) and index.
Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN SOCIAL WORK.
1. Why Study Research?
2. Evidence-Based Practice.
3. Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods.
4. Factors Influencing the Research Process.
Part II: PROBLEM FORMULATION AND MEASUREMENT.
5. Reviewing Literature and Developing Research Questions.
6. Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry.
7. Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry.
8. Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments.
Part III: SAMPLING AND SURVEYS.
9. Surveys.
10. Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches.
Part IV: DESIGNS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE.
11. Experiments and Quasi-Experiments.
12. Single-case Evaluation Designs.
13. Program Evaluation.
Part V: ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS.
14. Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry.
15. Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods.
Part VI: ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.
16. Ethical Issues in Social Work Research.
17. Culturally Competent Research.
Part VII: DATA ANALYSIS.
18. Quantitative Data Analysis.
19. Qualitative Data Analysis.
Appendix A. Writing Research Proposals.
Appendix B. Writing Social Work Research Reports.
Appendix C. Table of Random Numbers.
Reader friendly and clear, Rubin and Babbie's concise and social work-specific research methods text provides you with the tools you need to understand the essential content for the course. Illustrations and examples throughout show you how you can apply research to practice. Outlines, introductions, boxes, chapter endings with main points, review questions and exercises, and Internet exercises present the information and practice you need to succeed. As part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, this book thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
9780840029133 0840029136
Social service--Research--Methodology.
361.307 / RUB