Social Work Research and Evaluation Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

by Grinnell, Richard M.; Unrau, Yvonne A.

• ISBN13: 9780195179491
• ISBN10: 0195179498
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book is the longest standing and most widely adopted text in the field of social work research and evaluation. Since the first edition in 1981, it has been designed to provide beginning social work students the basic methodological foundation they need in order to successfully completemore advanced research courses that focus on single-system designs or program evaluations. Its content is explained in extraordinarily clear everyday language which is then illustrated with social work examples that social work students not only can understand, but appreciate as well. Many of theexamples concern women and minorities, and special emphasis is given to the application of research methods to the study of these groups. Without a doubt, the major strength of this book is that it is written by social workers for social work students. The editors have once again secured anexcellent and diverse group of social work research educators. The 31 contributors know firsthand, from their own extensive teaching and practice experiences, what social work students need to know in relation to research. They have subjected themselves to a discipline totally uncommon incompendia-that is, writing in terms of what is most needed for an integrated basic research methods book, rather than writing in line with their own predilections.

Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

An Introduction To Inquiry

Scientific Inquiry and Social Work

Research Contexts

Research Ethics

Using Existing Knowledge

Approaches To Knowledge Development

The Quantitative Research Approach

The Qualitative Research Approach

Gender, Ethnicity, and Race Matters

Measurement

Measurement

Measuring Instruments

Designing Measuring Instruments

The Logic Of Research Design

Sampling

Case-Level Designs

Collecting Original Data

Group-Level Designs

Observation

Participant Observation

Interviewing

Surveys

Collecting Existing Data

Secondary Analysis

Content Analysis

Utilizing Existing Statistics

Historical Research

Selecting a Data Collection Method and Data Source

Quantitative Data Analysis, Proposals, And Reports

Analyzing Quantitative Data

Writing Quantitative Proposals and Reports

Evaluating Quantitative Reports

Qualitative Data Analysis, Proposals, And Reports

Analyzing Qualitative Data

Writing Qualitative Proposals and Reports

Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research

From Research To Evaluation

Program Evaluation

Glossary

References and Further Reading Credits Index

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