Scientific Inquiry in Social Work by DeCarlo, Matthew

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…”
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The Importance and Value of Older Employees Wise Workers in the Workplace / by Hilsen, Anne Inga, Olsen, Dorothy Sutherland

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Researching Values Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership /

Table of Contents: “…Searching for Mysteries in Research Projects about Values in Organisational and Leadership Studies -- 4 Intentionality and agency in values work research -- 5 Extending knowledge, improving practice, and refining values - research informed by the concept of phronesis -- 6 Dilemmas and Craftsmanship Practices: Strategies for Empirically Uncovering Values and Value Conflicts -- Part II: Methods for collecting and analysing data -- 7 Research interview to investigate and co-create values -- 8 Observation and Shadowing: Two Methods to Research Values and Values Work in Organisations and Leadership -- 9 Thematic analysis: Making values emerge from texts -- 10 Identifying values through discourse analysis -- 11 A narrative approach to exploring values in organisations -- 12 Researchers' role reflexivity when studying values work -- 13 Participant validation-A strategy to strengthen the trustworthiness of your study and address ethical concerns -- Part III: Researching values through practical cases -- 14 The 'telos' as a lens that illuminates values in practice -- 15 Applying a qualitative case study approach to study values in public-private partnerships -- 16 Values-Based Participatory Action Research in Development Ethics.…”
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Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces

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Resourceful Civil Society Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations /

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The Changing World of Mobile Communications 5G, 6G and the Future of Digital Services /

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