Research in Social Work [Hardcover]

Part I. Social Work and Research
1. Understanding the World
2. The Contribution of the Scientific Approach to Social Work
Part II. Generation of Inquiry Theory
1. Developing a Problem for Research
2. Considerations for a Useful Research Problem
3. Current Knowledge
4. Formulating Hypotheses and Questions
5. Explication of the Problem
Part III. The Social Context of Research
1. The Profession of Social Work
2. Theory as Framework for Research
3. The Site of the Research
4. The Social and Political Context
5. Protection of Human Subjects
Part IV. Dimensions of Research Design
1. The Investigator's Control Over the Phenomena Studied
2. Knowledge-Building Purposes and Functions
3. Methodological Orientation
4. Establishing Causality
5. Threats to Internal Validity
Part V. Naturalistic Designs
1. Designs with Exploratory-Descriptive Functions
2. Designs with Explanatory Functions
Part VI. Single-System Experiments
1. The Case Study
2. The Basic Time Series (ÆMDRVØABÆMDNMØ) Design
3. Withdrawal Reversal Designs
4. The Multiple Baseline Design
5. Generalization (External Validity)
Part VII. Group Experiments
1. Uncontrolled Single Group Experiment
2. Strengthening the Design
3. Equivalent Group Designs
4. Nonequivalent Group Designs
5. The Experimental Intervention
6. Generalization from Group Experiments
7. Laboratory Experiments: Analog Studies of Intervention El£Q