Grinnell, R: Social Work Research and Evaluation

Since the first edition in 1981, Social Work Research and Evaluation has provided graduate-level social work students with basic research and evaluation concepts to help them become successful evidence-based practitioners, evidence-informed practitioners, and practitioners who are implementing evidence-based programs. Students will gain a thorough understanding and appreciation for how the three dominant research methodologies-quantiative, qualitative, and mixed methods-will help them achieve their professional goals, regardless of their area of specialization. Written in clear, everyday language, this edition also includes the pedagogical features that will make it easy and effective for classroom use.

Since the first edition in 1981,Social Work Research and Evaluation has provided graduate-level social work students with basic research and evaluation concepts to help them become successful evidence-based practitioners, evidence-informed practitioners and practitioners who are implementing evidence-based programs. Students will gain a thorough understanding and appreciation for how the three dominant research methodologies--quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods--will help them achieve their professional goals, regardless of their area of specialization. Written in clear, everyday language, this edition also includes the pedagogical features that will make it easy and effective for classroom use.

Contributors

PART I: THE CONTEXTS OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
1. Why Study Research?
2. Research Questions
3. The Quantitative Research Approach
4. The Qualitative Research Approach
5. The Mixed Methods Research Approach

PART II: ETHICS AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT RESEARCH
6. Research Ethics
7. Research with Minority and Disadvantaged Groups

PART III: BECOMING AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTITIONER
8. Reviewing the Literature
9. Finding Existing Evidence
10. Evaluating Existing Evidence
11. Evidence-Based Practice

PART IV: MEASUREMENT, SAMPLING, AND RESEARCH DESIGNS
12. Measurement
13. Standardized Measuring Instruments
14. Sampling
15. Group Designs
16. Single-Subject Designs

PART V: COLLECTING DATA
17. Structured Observation
18. Interviewing
19. Survey Research

PART VI: ANALYZING DATA
20. Quantitative Data Analysis
21. Qualitative Data Analysis

PART VII: EVALUATING RESEARCH STUDIES
22. Evaluating Quantitative Studies
23. Evaluating Qualitative Studies
24. Writing Research Reports

PART VIII: FROM RESEARCH TO EVALUATION
25. Program Evaluation

Glossary
References
Credits
Index