| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 599 pages ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Research design for social work and the human services / Jeane W. Anastas and Marian L. MacDonald. c1994. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-589) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Research design in context. The nature of science in the helping professions -- The problem formulation process -- pt. 2. Types of research designs. Flexible method research -- Flexible methods : case study design -- Fixed methods : descriptive research -- Fixed methods : relational and longitudinal research -- Fixed methods : experimental research -- Single-subject designs -- pt. 3. The elements of research design. Research ethics for the helping professions -- |
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Who will be studied : sampling -- Basic issues in data collection -- pt. 4. Methods of data collection. Observation -- Interviewing -- Questionnaire design -- Selecting an existing measure -- pt. 5. Methods of data analysis and dissemination. The content analysis of narrative data -- Descriptive statistics -- Principles of inferential statistics -- Computer-assisted data analysis -- Writing about research. |
| Subject |
Social service -- Research.
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Human services -- Research.
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| ISBN |
0231118902 alkaline paper |
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