Graduate research methods in social work
We designed our book to help graduate social work students through every step of the research process, from conceptualization to dissemination. Our textbook centers cultural humility, information literacy, pragmatism, and an equal emphasis on quantitative and qualitative methods. It includes extensi...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Social Work Education
[2021]
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| Series: | Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Introduction to research
- 1. Science and social work
- 2. Starting your research project
- 3. Searching the literature
- 4. Critical information literacy
- 5. Writing your literature review
- Part 2: Conceptualizing your research project
- 6. Research ethics
- 7. Theory and paradigm
- 8. Reasoning and causality
- 9. Writing your research question
- Part 3: Using quantitative methods
- 10. Quantitative sampling
- 11. Quantitative measurement
- 12. Survey design
- 13. Experimental design
- 14. Univariate analysis
- 15. Bivariate analysis
- 16. Reporting quantitative results
- Part 4: Using qualitative methods
- 17. Qualitative data and sampling
- 18. Qualitative data collection
- 19. A survey of approaches to qualitative data analysis
- 20. Quality in qualitative studies: Rigor in research design
- 21. Qualitative research dissemination
- 22. A survey of qualitative designs
- Part 5: Research in practice
- 23. Program evaluation
- 24. Sharing and consuming research