TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grinnell,Richard M.
AU  - Grinnell,Richard M.
TI  - Social work research & evaluation: quantitative and qualitative approaches
SN  - 0875814026
AV  - HV11 .S589 1997
U1  - 361.3/072 21
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Itasca, Ill.
PB  - F.E. Peacock Publishers
KW  - Social service
KW  - Research
KW  - Local
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -