quantitative and qualitative approaches Grinnell, Richard M. creator text bibliography ilu Itasca, Ill F.E. Peacock Publishers c1997 1997 5th ed. monographic eng

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xxxii, 640 p. ill. 25 cm. 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. 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. Richard M. Grinnell, Jr. Rev. ed. of: Social work research and evaluation. 4th ed. c1993. Includes bibliographical references and index. Social service Research HV11 .S589 1997 361.3/072 Grinnell, Richard M. 0875814026 96069325 DLC 970521 20200313020040.0 223196