'Not so much a handbook, but an excellent source of reference' - British Journal of Social Work This volume is the definitive resource for anyone doing research in social work. It details both quantitative and qualitative methods and data collection, as well as suggesting the methods appropriate to particular types of studies. It also covers issues such as ethics, gender and ethnicity, and offers advice on how to write up and present your research.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Social Work Research - Bruce A Thyer PART ONE: QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES Overview of Quantitative Research Methods - Phyllis Solomon and Jeffrey Draine Probability and Sampling - William R Nugent Reliability and Validity in Quantitative Measurement - Catheleen Jordan and Richard A Hoefer Locating Instruments - Kevin Corcoran Statistics for Social Workers - J T Stocks Descriptive Studies - Barbara Thomlison Surveys - Carol T Mowbray and Mieko Yoshihama Needs Assessment - Leslie M Tutty and Michael A Rothery Randomized Controlled Trials - Ram A Cnaan and Guy Enosh Using Cost, Procedure, Process and Outcome Analysis - Brian T Yates, Peter J Delany and Dorothy Lockwood Dillard Single Systems Designs - Bruce A Thyer PART TWO: QUALITATIVE APPROACHES An Overview of Qualitative Methods - Michael J Holosko Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research - Cynthia Franklin and Michelle Ballan Narrative Case Studies - Jerrold R Brandell and Theodore Varkas In-Depth Interviews - Harriet Goodmand Ethnographic Research Methods - Christine T Lowery Participant Observation - R Kevin Gringsby Grounded Theory and Other Inductive Research Methods - Jane F Gilgun PART THREE: CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH Theory Development - Francis J Turner Historical Research - John R Graham and Alean Al-Krenawi Literature Reviews - Karen Sowers, Rodney A Ellis and Nancy Meyer-Adams Critical Analysis - William M Epstein PART FOUR: GENERAL ISSUES Ethical Issues - Frederic G Reamer Gender, Ethnicity and Race Matters - Antoinette Y Rodgers-Farmer and Miriam Potocky-Tripodi Comparative International Research - Elaine T Jurkowski and Martin B Tracy Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods - Charles D Cowger and Goutham Menon Applying for Research Grants - Scott Geron and Gail S Steketee Disseminating Research Findings - Dianne F Harrison and C Aaron McNeece
Author Biography
Bruce Thyer, Ph.D. is Professor of Social Work with Florida State University, as well as the founding and continuing Editor of the journal Research on Social Work Practice. Dr. Thyer has authored/co-authored over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of social work, psychology, psychiatry, behavior analysis, and evaluation, as well as over 50 book chapters and about 20 books in these areas. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and one of the Founders of the Society for Social Work and Research. In 2005 one of his articles on evidence-based practice in social work received a Pro Humanitate Award from the North American Center for Child Welfare.
