| Description |
xviii,, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Chauncey A. Alexander -- 1. Research and the Scientific Method -- 2. Understanding Research Vocabulary -- 3. Ethics -- 4. Culture- and Gender-Sensitive Research -- 5. Defining a Research Problem and Using the Library to Search the Literature -- 6. Sampling -- 7. Group Research Designs -- 8. An Alternative to Group Research Designs: The Logic of Elaboration -- 9. An Alternative to Group Research Designs: Single-Subject Designs -- 10. Qualitative Research -- 11. Program Evaluation -- 12. Sources of Data: Questionnaires, Interviews, Schedules, and Available Materials -- 13. Measurement -- 14. Reliability and Validity of Measurement -- 15. How to Analyze Data -- 16. Statistical Hypothesis Testing -- 17. Computer Uses -- Appendix A. Guidelines for Preparing Research Proposals -- Appendix B. Guidelines for Critique of a Social Work Research Study -- Appendix C. Presenting Data in Tables and Figures -- Appendix D. Four Steps to Writing a Research Report. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-389) and index. |
| Subject |
Human services -- Research.
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Social service -- Research.
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| Indexed Term |
Welfare work Research |
| ISBN |
0803974264 (acid-free paper) |
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0803974272 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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