02512nam a2200289Ia 4500001000700000003000500007005001700012008004100029010001500070020001500085035002000100040002300120050002100143082001800164100003200182245010500214246004000319250001200359260005000371300003200421500006900453504005100522505100800573520053401581650003702115700007002152223196BIBL20200313020040.0970521s1997    ilua     b    001 0 eng    a 96069325   a0875814026  a(OCoLC)37043719  aDLCcDLCdRFBdYYP00aHV11b.S589 199700a361.3/0722211 aGrinnell, Richard M.2Local10aSocial work research & evaluationbquantitative and qualitative approachescRichard M. Grinnell, Jr.3 aSocial work research and evaluation  a5th ed.  aItasca, Ill.bF.E. Peacock Publisherscc1997.  axxxii, 640 p.bill.c25 cm.  aRev. ed. of: Social work research and evaluation. 4th ed. c1993.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aContexts of knowledge generation: Generation of knowledge; Research contexts -- Problem formulation and research approaches: Research problems & questions; Quantitative approaches to the generation of knowledge; Qualitative approaches to the generation of knowledge; Using both research approaches in a single study -- Measurement in social work research; Measuring variables; Measuring instruments; Designing measuring instruments -- Logic of research design: Sampling; Group designs; Case designs -- Obtrusive data collection methods: Structured observation; Survey research; Participant observation -- Unobtrusive data collection methods: Secondary analysis; Utilizing existing statistics; Content analysis; Historical research; Selecting a data collection method & data science -- Data analysis: Quantitative data analysis; Qualitative data analysis -- Evaluation in action: Case-level evaluation; Program-level evaluation; Implementing evaluations -- Appendix: Cultural factors related to research.  aThe audience of this edition remains the same as the previous ones, advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate work students who are taking a one-semester (or quarter) research methods course. As before [the author] emphasis continues to be on how the goals of social work are furthered by the research process.... [The author] has designed this book to give students the basic methodological foundation they need in order to obtain the advanced knowledge and skills presented in these two specialized research courses. -Pref. 0aSocial servicexResearch.2Local1 aGrinnell, Richard M.tSocial work research and evaluation.2Local