Baker / Charvat Research Methods in Child Welfare

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-51214-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 152 mm

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Amy J. L.

Charvat, Benjamin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Familie, Kinder, Jugendliche
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword, by Christine James-Brown
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Child Welfare Research
Part 1. Planning and Developing Research Studies
2. The Philosophy and Logic of Research
3. Ethical Considerations
4. Problem Formulation
5. Sampling Theory
Part 2. Design Strategies
6. Single-System Design
7. Group Designs
8. Using Existing Data
Part 3. Measurement Strategies
9. Measurement Theory and Measure Selection
10. Surveys
11. Case Studies
12. Focus Groups
13. In-Depth Interviews
Part 4. Data Analysis and Writing Up and Sharing Research Results
14. Data Analysis Techniques
15. Dissemination of Research Findings
Part 5. Special Topics in Agency Practice
16. Continuous Quality Improvement in Agency Practice
17. Agency-Based Program Evaluation
18. Final Thoughts
Classroom Discussion and Activities
Glossary 1. Social Science Research Methods Terms
Glossary 2. Child Welfare Practice and Policy Terms
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Amy J. L. Baker is director of research at the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection at the New York Foundling and the author of Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind (2007), which was featured in the New York Times. She is the author or coauthor of more than seventy peer-reviewed publications and five other books. Her website is www.amyjlbaker.com.

Benjamin S. Charvat is a senior program manager at the New York City Department of Education and adjunct assistant professor at the NYU Silver School of Social Work. For more than a decade, he has taught research methods, program evaluation, and advanced social policy in children and families.