Social Work Research and Evaluation : foundations of evidence-based practice /

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Main Author: Grinnell, Richard M.
Other Authors: Unrau, Yvonne A. (JointAuthor.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Edition:Tenth edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Problems, questions, and hypotheses
  • The quantitative approach
  • The qualitative approach
  • The mixed methods approach
  • Research ethics
  • Research with minority and disadvantaged groups
  • Finding existing evidence
  • Evaluating existing evidence
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Issues for evidence-based practitioners
  • Measurement
  • Standardized measuring instruments
  • Designing measuring instruments
  • Sampling
  • Group designs
  • Single-subject designs
  • Structured observation
  • Interviewing
  • Survey research
  • Secondary analysis
  • Quantitative content analysis
  • Qualitative content analysis
  • Selecting a data collection method
  • Quantitative data analysis
  • Qualitative data analysis: a theoretical approach
  • Qualitative data analysis: a step-by-step approach
  • Evaluating quantitative studies
  • Evaluating qualitative studies
  • Positivistic research proposals
  • Interpretive research proposals
  • Writing research reports
  • Program evaluation.