Research Methods for Social Work

Name: Research Methods for Social Work
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ISBN: 9780495095156

ISBN-10: 049509515X

ISBN-13: 9780495095156

Edition: 6th 2008

Authors: Allen Rubin, Earl R. Babbie

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Widely considered to be the best text for the course, RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK has been acclaimed for its depth and breadth of coverage as well as the authors' clear and often humorous writing style. Allen Rubin and Earl R. Babbie's classic bestseller uses student-friendly examples to consistently help your students see the connections between research and social work practice. A text hallmark is the authors' balance between quantitative and qualitative methods. Now with this Sixth Edition, Rubin and Babbie enrich their proven approach with a thoroughly up-to-date presentation, a careful restructuring of chapters, coverage of evidence-based practice, and explorations of culturally…

Book details

List price: $167.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 688
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.036
Language: English

Allen Rubin has been doing and teaching research since 1976, when he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Renowned in social work, Dr. Rubin has written several research texts, published numerous research studies on social work practice, and is a past president of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Earl R. Babbie graduated from Harvard University before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and began teaching shortly thereafter. Credited with defining research methods for the social sciences, Dr. Babbie has written several texts, including the bestselling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH.




An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry in Social Work



Why Study Research?



Evidence-Based Practice



Philosophy and Theory in Science and Research



The Ethical, Political and Cultural Context of Social Work Research



The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research



Culturally Competent Research



Problem Formulation and Measurement



Problem Formulation



Conceptualization and Operationalization



Measurement



Constructing Measurement Instruments



Designs for Evaluating Programs and Practice



Causal Inference and Correlational Designs



Experimental Designs



Single-Case Evaluation Designs



Program Evaluation



Data Collection Methods with Large Sources of Data



Sampling



Survey Research



Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods



Qualitative Research Methods



Qualitative Research: General Principles



Qualitative Research: Specific Methods



Qualitative Data Analysis



Analysis of Quantitative Data



Quantitative Data Analysis



Inferential Data Analysis: Part 1



Inferential Data Analysis: Part 2



Writing Research Proposals and Reports



Writing Research Proposals and Reports



Using the Library



Statistics for Estimating Sampling Error



Proportion under Normal Curve Exceeded by Effect Size (ES) Values



Appendix D. Learner's Guide to SPSS 11.0 for Windows


Glossary


Bibliography


Index