Research Methods for Social Work (with InfoTrac)

by Rubin, Allen; Babbie, Earl R.

• ISBN13: 9780534621094
• ISBN10: 0534621090
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-25
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Part 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY. 1. Scientific Inquiry and Social Work. 2. Philosophy and Theory in Science and Research. 3. The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research. Part 2: PROBLEM FORMULATION AND MEASUREMENT. 4. Problem Formulation. 5. Conceptualization and Operationalization. 6 . Measurement. 7. Constructing Measurement Instruments. Part 3: SAMPLING AND SURVEYS. 8. Sampling. 9. Survey Research. Part 4: DESIGNS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE. 10. Group Experiments for Evaluating Programs and Practice. 11. Quasi-Experimental Designs For Evaluating Programs and Practice. 12. Single-Case Evaluation Designs. 13. Issues in Program Evaluation. Part 5: QUALITATIVE, UNOBTRUSIVE AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT RESEARCH METHODS. 14. Qualitative Research Methods. 15. Analyzing Available Records: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. 16. Culturally Competent Research. Part 6: ANALYSIS OF DATA. 17. Qualitative Data Analysis. 18. Quantitative Data Analysis. 19. Constructing and Interpreting Bivariate and Multivariate Tables. 20. Inferential Data Analysis: Part 1. 21. Inferential Data Analysis: Part 2. Part 7: WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND REPORTS. 22. Writing Research Proposals And Reports. Appendixes: A. Using the Library. B. Random Numbers. C. Inferential Statistics and Single-Case Designs. D. Proportion Under Normal Curve Exceeded by Effect Size (ES) Values. E. A Guide to SPSS 11.0. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry in Social Work

Why Study Research?

Evidence-Based Practice

Philosophy and Theory in Science and Research

The Ethical, Political and Cultural Context of Social Work Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Problem Formulation and Measurement

Problem Formulation

Conceptualization and Operationalization

Measurement

Constructing Measurement Instruments

Designs for Evaluating Programs and Practice

Causal Inference and Correlational Designs

Experimental Designs

Single-Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Data Collection Methods with Large Sources of Data

Sampling

Survey Research

Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Qualitative Research: General Principles

Qualitative Research: Specific Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Quantitative Data Analysis

Inferential Data Analysis: Part 1

Inferential Data Analysis: Part 2

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Using the Library

Statistics for Estimating Sampling Error

Proportion under Normal Curve Exceeded by Effect Size (ES) Values

Appendix D. Learner's Guide to SPSS 11.0 for Windows

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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