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| Preface | |
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| Social Work and Research | |
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| Understanding the World | |
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| The Contribution of the Scientific Approach to Social Work | |
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| Generation of Inquiry | |
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| Theory | |
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| Developing a Problem for Research | |
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| Considerations for a Useful Research Problem | |
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| Formulating Hypotheses and Questions | |
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| Explication of the Problem | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Context of Research | |
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| The Profession of Social Work | |
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| Theory as Framework for Research | |
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| The Site of the Research | |
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| The Social and Political Context | |
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| Protection of Human Subjects | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dimensions of Research Design | |
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| The Investigator's Control Over Phenomena Studied | |
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| Purposes and Function of Building Knowledge | |
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| Methodological Orientation | |
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| Establishing Causality | |
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| Threats to Internal Validity | |
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| Summary | |
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| Naturalistic Designs | |
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| Designs with Exploratory-Descriptive Functions | |
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| Designs with Explanatory Functions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Single-System Experiments | |
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| The Case Study | |
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| The Basic Time Series (AB) Design | |
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| Withdrawal Reversal Designs | |
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| The Multiple Baseline Design | |
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| Generalization (External Validity) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Group Experiments | |
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| Uncontrolled Single Group Experiment | |
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| Strengthening the Group Design | |
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| Equivalent Group Designs | |
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| Nonequivalent Group Designs | |
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| The Experimental Intervention | |
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| Generalization from Group Experiments (External Validity) | |
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| Laboratory Experiments: Analog Studies of Intervention Effects | |
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| Summary | |
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| Sampling | |
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| The Nature and Purposes of Sampling | |
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| Samples and the Research Question | |
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| Basic Types of Samples | |
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| Generalization from Probability Samples | |
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| Size of Sample | |
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| Summary | |
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| Measurement | |
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| Definition | |
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| Role of Measurement | |
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| Levels of Measurement | |
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| Criteria for Evaluating Measurement Procedures | |
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| Summary | |
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| Data Collection | |
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| Selecting a Data Collection Method | |
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| Bias in Data Collection Methods | |
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| Self-Report Methods | |
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| Observation | |
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| Available Data | |
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| Summary | |
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| Quantitative Data Analysis | |
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| Quantitative Data | |
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| Categorization and Coding | |
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| Univariate Analysis | |
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| Bivariate Analysis | |
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| Inferential Statistics | |
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| Multivariate Analysis | |
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| Analysis of Time Series Data | |
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| Meta-Analysis | |
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| Summary | |
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| Qualitative Research | |
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| Modes of Qualitative Research | |
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| The Methods of Qualitative Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Research Procedures in Assessment for Generalist Practice | |
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| Needs Assessment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Evaluating Outcome at Different Levels of Practice | |
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| Program Levels and Evaluation Designs | |
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| Outcome Criteria | |
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| From Criteria to Data | |
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| Sources and Types of Data | |
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| Variation in Outcome Measures | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study of Intervention Characteristics | |
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| Data from Practitioner Reports | |
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| Data from Clients | |
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| Direct and Electronic Observation | |
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| Change Process Research | |
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| Intervention Analogs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Intervention Design and Development | |
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| The Design and Development Paradigm (DandD) | |
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| Illustration | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Library Research Process | |
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| Getting Started with the Search Process | |
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| Developing the Bibliography | |
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| Other Sources | |
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| Internet | |
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| Citing the Works of Others | |
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| Accessing Materials | |
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| Evaluation of Materials | |
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| Summary | |
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| Guidelines for Preparing Research Reports | |
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| Front Matter, Title, Author(s), and Acknowledgments | |
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| Presenting a Research Report | |
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| Reporting Qualitative Research | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |