TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rubin, Allen.
AU  - Babbie, Earl R.,
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SN  - 9780495803904 (paperback)
SN  - 2
PY  - 2010///];copyright 201046
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning
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KW  - 2
KW  - 0
KW  - 6
KW  - 20
KW  - Research;Methodology
KW  - Social service
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-352) and index; Introduction to scientific inquiry in social work -- Why study research? -- Evidence-based practice -- Factors influencing the research process -- Problem formulation and measurement -- Reviewing literature and developing research questions -- Conceptualization in quantitative and qualitative inquiry -- Measurement in quantitative and qualitative inquiry -- Quantitative and qualitative measurement instruments -- Sampling and surveys -- Surveys -- Sampling: quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Designs for evaluating programs and practice -- Experiments and quasi-experiments -- Single-case evaluation designs -- Program evaluation -- Additional qualitative and quantitative research methods -- Additional methods in qualitative inquiry -- Analyzing availarble records: quantitative and qualitative methods -- Ethical and cultural issues in social work research -- Ethical issues in social work research -- Culturally competent research -- Data analysis -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis - Writing research proposals -- Writing social work research reports; 5
ER  -