TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grinnell,Richard M.
AU  - Unrau,Yvonne A.
TI  - Social work research and evaluation: foundations of evidence-based practice 
SN  - 0199988315
AV  - HV11 .S589 2013
U1  - 361.3072 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Social service
KW  - Research
KW  - Evaluation research (Social action programs)
KW  - Evidence-based social work
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Problems, questions, and hypotheses -- The quantitative approach -- The qualitative approach -- The mixed methods approach -- Research ethics -- Research with minority and disadvantaged groups -- Finding existing evidence -- Evaluating existing evidence -- Evidence-based practice -- Issues for evidence-based practitioners -- Measurement -- Standardized measuring instruments -- Designing measuring instruments -- Sampling -- Group designs -- Single-subject designs -- Structured observation -- Interviewing -- Survey research -- Secondary analysis -- Quantitative content analysis -- Qualitative content analysis -- Selecting a data collection method -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis: a theoretical approach -- Qualitative data analysis: a step-by-step approach -- Evaluating quantitative studies -- Evaluating qualitative studies -- Positivistic research proposals -- Interpretive research proposals -- Writing research reports -- Program evaluation
ER  -