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Introduction | |
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Agency-Based Research | |
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New in this Edition | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Layout of the Workbook | |
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How to Use This Workbook | |
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Special Note to Students | |
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Special Note to Course Instructors | |
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Special Note to Field Instructors | |
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Special Note to Agency Staff | |
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A Final Note | |
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Orientation to Agency Research | |
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If the Agency Has a Research Program | |
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If the Agency Does Not Have a Research Program | |
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Staff Views and Usage of Research | |
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Agency Resources for Your Research | |
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Timeframe for Your Research Project | |
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Protection of Research Participants (Preliminary) | |
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The University IRB | |
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The Agency IRB | |
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Prepare a Time Line for Your Human Subjects' Review Application | |
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The Research Question | |
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What Would You Like to Know? | |
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What Would the Agency Like to Know? | |
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What Would the Clients Like to Know? | |
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What Is Your Research Question? | |
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List of Student Research Questions and Design Type | |
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Browse the Literature | |
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Related to Your Topic | |
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Refine Your Research Question | |
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Finalize Your Research Question | |
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The Literature Review | |
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Conduct a Literature Search | |
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Evaluate and Critique the Literature | |
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Write the Introduction Section | |
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Write the Literature Review Section | |
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Annotated Example of a Literature Review | |
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Choosing Your Methodology and Developing a Time Line | |
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Determine the Purpose of Your Study | |
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Develop Your Proposed Time Line | |
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Submit Proposed Study to Your Course Instructor | |
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Study Timeline Template | |
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Survey Research | |
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Translate Concepts and Variables into Measures | |
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Construct Your Research Questionnaire | |
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Plan How to Administer Your Questionnaire | |
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Pilot Your Research Instrument and Plan for Data Collection | |
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Write the METHODS Section | |
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Data Collection | |
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Qualitative Research | |
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Develop the Interview Agenda (Your Research Instrument) | |
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Plan How to Conduct Interviews | |
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Pilot Your Interview Agenda and Plan for Data Collection | |
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Write the METHODS Section | |
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Data Collection | |
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Single-Subject Design Research | |
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Translate Concepts into Variables | |
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Translate Variables into Measures | |
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Identify the Specific Single-Subject Design | |
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Write the METHODS Section | |
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Data Collection | |
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Outcomes Evaluation | |
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Developing the Rationale for the Intervention: A Logic Model | |
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Developing Program Outcomes and their Measures | |
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Choosing a Design | |
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Threats to Internal Validity | |
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Selecting a Sample and Assigning Groups | |
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Writing the Methods Section | |
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Data Collection | |
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Example of a Logic Model | |
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Sample Design | |
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For Probability Samples | |
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For Nonprobability Samples | |
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Write the SAMPLE Section | |
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Protection of Research Participants | |
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Construct a Consent Form | |
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Outline Procedures for Obtaining Informed Consent | |
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Confidentiality Safeguards | |
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Request Agency Approval | |
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Request IRB Approval | |
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Sample Consent Forms | |
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Data Analysis for Surveys and Outcomes Evaluation | |
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Presentation of Descriptive Information | |
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Statistical Tests for Descriptive Data | |
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Presentation of Group Comparis | |