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Research Methods for Social Work

by Allen Rubin; Earl Babbie

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3rd

ISBN13:

9780534263881

ISBN10:

0534263887

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

10/9/1996

Publisher(s):

Wadsworth Publishing

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This best-selling text that has empowered more than 100,000 students just like you! Considered the best social work research methods resource, RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK balances essential content with enlightening examples, consistently revealing the important connections between real research and true-to-life social work practice.

PART 1 An Introduction to Inquiry

(89)

Human Inquiry and Science

(29)

Theory and Research

(26)

The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research

(31)

PART 2 Problem Formulation and Measurement

(138)

Problem Formulation

(33)

Conceptualization and Operationalization

124

(31)

Measurement

155

(35)

Constructing Measurement Instruments

190

(37)

PART 3 The Logic of Research Design

227

(114)

The Logic of Sampling

231

(43)

Causal Inference and Group Designs

274

(35)

Single-Subject Designs

309

(32)

PART 4 Quantitative and Qualitative Modes of Observation

341

(108)

Survey Research

344

(27)

Qualitative Research Methods

371

(48)

Unobtrusive Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

419

(30)

PART 5 Analysis of Data

449

(96)

Processing Data

451

(14)

Interpreting Descriptive Statistics and Tables

465

(32)

Inferential Data Analysis: Part 1

497

(25)

Inferential Data Analysis: Part 2

522

(23)

PART 6 The Social Context of Research

545

(212)

Program Evaluation

546

(211)

APPENDIXES

A. Using the Library

583

(8)

B. The Research Report

591

(7)

C. A Consumer's Guide to Social Work Research

598

(5)

D. Commission on Aging Survey

603

(8)

E. Random Numbers

611

(2)

F. Distribution of Chi-Square

613

(2)

G. A Learner's Guide to SPSS 6.1 1

615

(118)

H. Social Work Research and Cyberspace

733

(10)

I. Inferential Statistics and Single-Subject Designs

743

(14)

J. Proportion Under Normal Curve Exceeded by ES Values

757

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