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Thyer skillfully engages the reader in comprehending the key reasons and importance of experimental designs to social work. Every word and sentence used by Thyer is essential. Easy to follow yet intellectually invigorating, it seamlessly integrates theory, practice and research methods for consumption and skill. -- Harold Briggs, University of Georgia

Thyer skillfully engages the reader in comprehending the key reasons and importance of experimental designs to social work. Every word and sentence used by Thyer is essential. Easy to follow yet intellectually invigorating, it seamlessly integrates theory, practice and research methods for consumption and skill. -- Harold Briggs, University of Georgia Outcome studies are essential to know whether or not an intervention is effective. This text—written by one of the foremost experts in experimental research—is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in designing, conducting, or evaluating intervention research. -- David R. Hodge, Arizona State University Bruce Thyer has been a long-term advocate for clients receiving careful appraisals of potential service outcomes. Experimental Research Designs in Social Work is an important contribution for its extensive account of social work experiments and an up-to-date description of how to discover opportunities to evaluate practices and policies, adding to our knowledge about outcomes. -- Eileen Gambrill, University of California Berkeley Dr. Thyer has helped to take the “experimenting” out of teaching experimental research design. This text provides a clear blueprint for teaching and learning about experimental research design. I trust that this book will be an invaluable resource for social work scholars for many years to come. -- Javonda Williams, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Bruce A. Thyer is a distinguished research professor and former dean at the College of Social Work at Florida State University as well as an extraordinary professor with the Optentia Research Unit, North-West University, South Africa. He is the editor of the journal Research on Social Work Practice and coeditor of the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

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