02613nam a2200325Ia 4500 223196 BIBL 20200313020040.0 970521s1997 ilua b 001 0 eng 96069325 36621257 0875814026 (OCoLC)37043719 DLC DLC RFB YYP PUXA HV11 .S589 1997 361.3/072 21 Grinnell, Richard M. Local 105953 Social work research & evaluation quantitative and qualitative approaches Richard M. Grinnell, Jr. Social work research and evaluation 5th ed. Itasca, Ill. F.E. Peacock Publishers c1997. xxxii, 640 p. ill. 25 cm. Rev. ed. of: Social work research and evaluation. 4th ed. c1993. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contexts 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. The 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. Social service Research. Local 171867 Grinnell, Richard M. Social work research and evaluation. Local 105953 167309 167309 0 0 0 361_307200000000000_G868S5 0 evl 317807 10 10 1 2016-05-27 318318 0 361.3072 G868s5 80000002071051 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:223196 z:NCC:D 6