Research Methods for Social Work

Author:   Earl Babbie (Chapman University) ,  Allen Rubin (University of Houston)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Edition:   10th edition
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9780357764701


Pages:   375
Publication Date:   24 July 2024
Format:   Paperback
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If you're intimidated by the thought of taking research methods, Rubin/Babbie's RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK, 10th Edition, can help you overcome the fear associated with this course with its reader-friendly presentation of all aspects of the research endeavor. Students will appreciate the authors' clear and humorous writing style as well as the depth and breadth of coverage of current issues regarding social and racial justice. The text strikes a balance of quantitative and qualitative research techniques, illustrating how the two methods complement one another and can be integrated in the same study. Real-world examples highlight connections between research, social work practice and social justice. Comprehensive, friendly, accurate and integrating the best of technology, the text is widely considered the best for the research methods course -- and when you read it, you'll see why.

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Author:   Earl Babbie (Chapman University) ,  Allen Rubin (University of Houston)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Brooks/Cole
Edition:   10th edition
Weight:   1.247kg
ISBN:  

9780357764701


ISBN 10:   0357764706
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   24 July 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN SOCIAL WORK. 1. Why Study Research? 2. Evidence-Informed Practice. 3. Factors Influencing the Research Process. 4. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry. Part II: THE ETHICAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH. 5. The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research. 6. Culturally Competent Research. Part III: PROBLEM FORMULATION AND MEASUREMENT. 7. Problem Formulation. 8. Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry. 9. Measurement. 10. Constructing Measurement Instruments. Part IV: DESIGNS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE. 11. Causal Inference and Experimental Designs. 12. Quasi-Experimental Designs. 13. Single-Case Evaluation Designs. Part V: DATA-COLLECTION METHODS WITH LARGE SOURCES OF DATA. 14. Sampling. 15. Surveys. 16 Secondary Analysis 17Content Analysis and Historical Analysis. Part VI: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS. 18. Qualitative Research: General Principles. 19. Qualitative Research: Specific Methods. 20. Qualitative Data Analysis. Part VII: ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE DATA. 21. Descriptive Data Analysis. 22. Inferential Data Analysis. 23. Meta-analysis Part VIII: Program Evaluation and Writing Research Proposals and Reports. 24. Program Evaluation. 25. Writing Research Proposals and Reports. Appendix A: Statistics for Estimating Sampling Error.

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Dr. Earl Babbie is the Campbell Professor Emeritus in Behavioral Sciences at Chapman University in Southern California. He taught sociology at the University of Hawaii from 1968 through 1979 and took time off from teaching and research to write full time for eight years. He then joined the Chapman University faculty in 1987. Credited with defining research methods for the social sciences, Dr. Babbie has written several texts, including THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, as well as numerous research articles and monographs. For 25 years he has been active in the American Sociological Association, where he served on the executive committee. He is also a past president of the Pacific Sociological Association and the California Sociological Association. Dr. Babbie received his A.B. from Harvard and his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. Allen Rubin has been doing and teaching research since 1976, when he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He taught social work research at the University of Texas at Austin from 1979 through 2013 and at the University of Houston from 2013 through 2024. Renowned in social work, Dr. Rubin has written several research texts, published numerous research studies on social work practice and is a past president of the Society for Social Work and Research.

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