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Appraising and using social research in the human services : an introduction for social work and health professionals / Michael Sheppard.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004Description: 256 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1843102897
  • 9781843102892
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.0072 22
LOC classification:
  • HV11 .S484 2004
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The process of using social research -- 3. Some key issues in appraising social research -- 4. Questionnaire design for quantitative research : structured instruments -- 5. Surveys and sampling -- 6. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- 7. The qualitative interview -- 8. Ethnography and practice -- 9. Content analysis - grounded theory -- 10. Qualitative evaluation -- 11. Multimethod research.
Review: "Michael Sheppard uses case examples from practice to demonstrate how research messages can be applied in a range of situations, from developing social services for ethnic minority groups to working with a individual suffering from mental illness. Each chapter includes exercises and questions to test the reader's understanding of key concepts, as well as examples of research articles for guided discussion. Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services is both a core textbook for social work and health care undergraduates and a useful resource for all trainers, practitioners, service managers and postqualifying students in health and social care."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-249) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The process of using social research -- 3. Some key issues in appraising social research -- 4. Questionnaire design for quantitative research : structured instruments -- 5. Surveys and sampling -- 6. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- 7. The qualitative interview -- 8. Ethnography and practice -- 9. Content analysis - grounded theory -- 10. Qualitative evaluation -- 11. Multimethod research.

"Michael Sheppard uses case examples from practice to demonstrate how research messages can be applied in a range of situations, from developing social services for ethnic minority groups to working with a individual suffering from mental illness. Each chapter includes exercises and questions to test the reader's understanding of key concepts, as well as examples of research articles for guided discussion. Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services is both a core textbook for social work and health care undergraduates and a useful resource for all trainers, practitioners, service managers and postqualifying students in health and social care."--BOOK JACKET.

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