The handbook of social work research methods / edited by Bruce A. Thyer.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thyer, Bruce A.
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2001], ©2001.
Subjects:
Social service > Research.
Physical Description:xiv, 546 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • pt. 1. Introduction to social work research / Bruce Thyer
  • Quantitative approaches. Foundations of data collection. An overview of quantitative research methods / Phyllis Solomon and Jeffrey Draine
  • Probability and sampling / William R. Nugent
  • Reliability and validity in quantitative measurement / Catheleen Jordan and Richard A. Hoefer
  • Locating instruments / Kevin Corcoran
  • Statistics for social workers / J.T. Stocks
  • Types of studies. Descriptive studies / Barbara Thomlison
  • Surveys / Carol T. Mowbray and Mieko Yoshihama
  • Needs assessment / Leslie M. Tutty and Michael A. Rothery
  • Randomized controlled trials / Ram A. Cnaan and Guy Enosh
  • Program evaluation / T.K. Logan and David Royse
  • Using cost, procedure, process, and outcome analysis / Brian T Yates and Peter J. Delany and Dorothy Lockwood Dillard
  • pt. 2 Qualitative approaches
  • Foundations of data collection. An overview of qualitative methods / Michael J. Holosko
  • Reliability and validity in qualitative research / Cynthia Franklin and Michelle Ballan
  • Types of studies. The narrative case study / Jerrold R. Brandell
  • In-depth interviews / Harriet Goodmand
  • Ethnographic methods / Christine T. Lowery
  • Participant observation / R. Kevin Gringsby
  • Grounded theory and other inductive research methods / Jane f. Gilgun
  • pt 3. Conceptual research. Theory development / Francis B. Turner
  • Historical research / John R. Graham and Alean al-Krenawi
  • Review of literature / Karen Sowers and Rodney A. Ellis and Nancy Meyer-Adams
  • Critical analysis William M. Epstein
  • pt. 4. General issues. Ethics / Frederic G. Reamer
  • Gender and ethnicity matters / Antoinette Y. Rodgers-Farmer and
  • Miriam Potocky-Tripodi
  • Comparative international research / Elaine T. Jurkowski and Martin B. Tracy
  • Integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods / Charles D. Cowger
  • Applying for research grants / Scott Geron and Gail S. Steketee
  • Disseminating research findings / Dianne F. Harrison and C. Aaron.