Scientific Inquiry in Social Work
As an introductory textbook for social work students studying research methods, this book guides students through the process of creating a research project. Students will learn how to discover a researchable topic that is interesting to them, examine scholarly literature, formulate a proper researc...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Social Work Education
[2018]
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| Series: | Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction to research
- Chapter 2: Beginning a research project
- Chapter 3: Reading and evaluating literature
- Chapter 4: Conducting a literature review
- Chapter 5: Ethics in social work research
- Chapter 6: Linking methods with theory
- Chapter 7: Design and causality
- Chapter 8: Creating and refining a research question
- Chapter 9: Defining and measuring concepts
- Chapter 10: Sampling
- Chapter 11: Survey research
- Chapter 12: Experimental design
- Chapter 13: Interviews and focus groups
- Chapter 14: Unobtrusive research: Qualitative and quantitative approaches
- Chapter 15: Real-world research: Evaluation, single-subjects, and action research
- Chapter 16: Reporting and reading research