Social Work Research Methods: Learning by Doing

✍ Scribed by Reginald O York

• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 545
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Social Work Research Methods: Learning by Doing is a step-by-step journey through the process of conducting research. With over 30 years of teaching experience, author Reginald O. York helps readers discover how research can enable them to better serve clients in the field. Each chapter features a hands-on approach to producing research, with practical chapter exercises that reinforce methods mastery. Using their own data, students engage in realistic research activities and gain an appreciation for science-informed practice as a means of evaluating client outcomes.

✦ Table of Contents

COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
BRIEF CONTENTS
DETAILED CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION OF CHAPTERS
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENCE AND SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
CHAPTER 1 - SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
CHAPTER 2 - PURPOSES AND PROCESSES OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
CHAPTER 3 - ETHICS AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
CHAPTER 4 - EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
PART 2: CONDUCTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
CHAPTER 5 - CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT EMPLOYS SOCIAL SURVEYS
CHAPTER 6 - CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT DESCRIBES PEOPLE: WHAT ARE THE TRAITS THAT DESCRIBE THE GOOD MANAGER?
CHAPTER 7 - CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT EXPLAINS THINGS: WHAT EXPLAINS LIFE SATISFACTION?
CHAPTER 8 - CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT EVALUATES SERVICES
CHAPTER 9 - CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH THAT EXPLORES THE UNKNOWN
CHAPTER 10 - CONDUCTING PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
PART 3: CONDUCTING EACH PHASE OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
CHAPTER 11 - DEVELOPING YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE AND INTERVENTION
CHAPTER 12 - DRAWING YOUR STUDY SAMPLE
CHAPTER 13 - MEASURING YOUR STUDY VARIABLES
CHAPTER 14 - SELECTING A RESEARCH DESIGN FOR A GROUP EVALUATION STUDY
CHAPTER 15 - SELECTING A RESEARCH DESIGN FOR A SINGLE CLIENT
CHAPTER 16 - ANALYZING DATA AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 17 - ANALYZING QUALITATIVE DATA
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX