Synopses & Reviews
This book shows students the connection between research and practice. It explains how research informs practice and how practice affects research and how the two together allow the worker to affect clients' lives and advance the profession. The book provides basic concepts of the research process and shows students how to understand their findings. The book introduces readers to the basic concepts of the research process: using questionnaires; different methods for collecting, preparing and analyzing data; program evaluation; and writing proposals and research reports.
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"This is a student-friendly book that has a fine balance of materials and presentation."
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"I would describe this book as very strong concerning the basic research principles and concepts. It also has strong practical applications for both conducting and evaluating social work practice."
About the Author
David Royse is a Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. He earned his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1980. He has written several books and two for Thomson Brooks/Cole: RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK, Fifth Edition, and PROGRAM EVALUATION: AN INTRODUCTION, Fourth Edition.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. 2. The Way Research Proceeds. 3. Ethical Thinking and Research. 4. Single System Designs. 5. Research Designs for Group Comparisons. 6. Understanding and Using Research Instruments. 7. Developing Data Collection Instruments: Scales and Questionnaires. 8. Survey Research. 9. Unobtrusive Approaches to Data Collection: Secondary Data and Content Analysis. 10. Qualitative Research. 11. Program Evaluation. 12. Data Analysis. 13. Professional Writing: Proposals, Research Reports and Journal Articles. Appendices. Answers to Self-Review Questions. Index.