Empowerment Series Essential Research Methods for Social Work [Paperback]

Reader friendly and clear, Rubin and Babbie's concise and social work-specific research methods book provides readers with the tools they need to understand the subject matter. Illustrations and examples throughout show readers how they can apply research to practice. Outlines, introductions, boxed features, chapter endings with main points, and review questions and exercises provide the information and practice readers need to learn the essentials. As part of the Cengage Empowerment Series, ESSENTIAL RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK, 4th Edition, thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the current Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). It is a classic research methods text. Pretty much everything you need is there and it is delivered in a straightforward and non-intimidating fashion. But, it also makes the scientific process relevant to the modern social work practitioner. Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN SOCIAL WORK. 1. Why Study Research? 2. Evidence-Based Practice. Part II: THE RESEARCH PROCESS. 3. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry. 4. Factors Influencing the Research Process. Part III: ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH. 5. Ethical Issues in Social Work Research. 6. Culturally Competent Research. Part IV: PROBLEM FORMULATION AND MEASUREMENT. 7. Problem Formulation. 8. Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry. 9. Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments. Part V: SAMPLING AND SURVEYS. 10. Surveys. 11. Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. Part VI: DESIGNS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE. 12. Experiments and Quasi-Experiments. 13. Single-Case Evaluation Designs. 14. Program Evaluation. Part VII: ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS. 15. Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry. 16. Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative anlÃ-