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Social work research and evaluation : quantitative and qualitative approaches / edited by Richard M. Grinnell, Jr., Yvonne A. Unrau.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.Edition: 7th editionDescription: xxii, 532 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0195179498 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.3072 22 GRI
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Contents
Preface
Contributors

Part I. AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY
1. Scientific Inquiry and Social Work, Richard M. Grinnell, Jr., Yvonne A. Unrau, and Margaret Williams
2. Research Contexts, Robert W. Weinbach
3. Research Ethics, Fredrick G. Reamer
4. Using Existing Knowledge, Bonnie L. Yegidis and Robert W. Weinback


Part II. APPROACHES TO KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
5. The Quantitative Research Approach, Yvonne A. Unrau, Richard M. Grinnell, Jr., and Margaret Williams
6. The Qualitative Research Approach, Margaret A. Williams, Yvonne A. Unrau, and Richard M. Grinnell, Jr.
7. Gender, Ethnicity, and Race Matters, Antoinette Y. Rodgers-Farmer and Miriam Potocky-Tripodi


Part III. MEASUREMENT
8. Measurement, Gerald J. Bostwick, Jr. and Nancy S. Kyte
9. Measuring Instruments, Catheleen Jordan, Cynthia Franklin, and Kevin Corcoran
10. Designing Measuring Instruments, Charles H. Mindel


Part IV. THE LOGIC OF RESEARCH DESIGN
11. Sampling, Russell K. Schutt
12. Case-Level Designs, Margaret Williams, Richard M. Grinnell, Jr., and Yvonne A. Unrau


Part V. COLLECTING ORIGINAL DATA
13. Group-Level Designs, Richard M. Grinnell, Jr., Yvonne A. Unrau, and Margaret Williams
14. Observation, Jeane W. Anastas
15. Participant Observation, Gayla Rogers and Elaine Bouey
16. Interviewing, Harvey L. Gochros
17. Surveys, Steven L. McMurtry


Part VI. COLLECTING EXISTING DATA
18. Secondary Analysis, Judy L. Krysik
19. Content Analysis, Rodney Stark and Lynne Roberts
20. Utilizing Existing Statistics, Jackei D. Sieppert, Steven L. McMurtry, and Robert W. McClelland
21. Historical Research, Paul H. Stuart
22. Selecting a Data Collection Method and Data Source, Yvonne A. Unrau


Part VII. QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROPOSALS, AND REPORTS
23. Analyzing Quantitative Data, Margaret Williams, Leslie Tutty, Richard M. Grinnell, Jr.
24. Writing Quantitative Proposals and Reports, Margaret Williams, Leslie Tutty, and Richard M. Grinnell, Jr.
25. Evaluating Quantitative Reports, Joel Fischer


Part VIII. QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROPOSALS, AND REPORTS
26. Analyzing Qualitative Data, Heather Coleman, Yvonne A. Unrau
27. Writing Qualitative Proposals and Reports, Margaret Williams, Yvonne A. Unrau, and Richard M. Grinnell, Jr.
28. Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research, Cynthia Franklin and Michelle Ballan


Part IX. FROM RESEARCH TO EVALUATION
29. Program Evaluation, Yvonne A. Unrau, Peter A. Gabor, and Richard M. Grinnell, Jr.
Glossary
References and Further Reading Credits Index

Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-506) and index.

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