Fundamentals of Social Work Research

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4129-5416-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 713 g

Fundamentals of Social Work Research is a briefer, but thoroughly re-worked version of the Engel and Schutt's The Practice of Research in Social Work 2e which will provide an engaging text for introductory social work research classes. The Practice of Research in Social Work introduced research methods as an integrated set of techniques to investigate social work practice methods and problems. The brief edition will continue to integrate substantive practice-related examples with research techniques, present ethical decision making as a part of every aspect of the research design process, and infuse content on diversity and populations at risk throughout the text. The format is appropriate for courses in social work research methods which are one quarter or one semester in length.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Engel, Rafael J.

Schutt, Russell K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER ONE: Science, Society, and Social Work Research
CHAPTER TWO: The Process and Problems of Social Work Research
CHAPTER THREE: Conceptualization and Measurement
CHAPTER FOUR: Sampling
CHAPTER FIVE: Group Experimental Designs
CHAPTER SIX: Single-Subject Design
CHAPTER SEVEN: Survey Research
CHAPTER EIGHT: Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening
CHAPTER NINE: Qualitative Data Analysis
CHAPTER TEN: Evaluation Research
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Quantitative Data Analysis
CHAPTER TWELVE: Reporting Research
Appendix A: Finding Information and Conducting Literature Reviews
Appendix B: Questions to Ask About a Research Article
Appendix C: How to Read a Research Article
References
Glossary/Index
About the Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Engel, Rafael J.
Rafael J. Engel, PhD, is Emeritus Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work where he taught from 1988 to 2025. He completed his PhD degree at the University of Wisconsin, MSW degree at the University of Michigan, and BA degree at the University of Pennsylvania. He was one of the three Principal Investigators (with Jeffrey Shook and Sara Goodkind) of the Pittsburgh Wage Study initiative (www.pittsburghwagestudy.pitt.edu) and Director of Research for Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh. In addition to Practice of Research in Social Work¸ he has co-authored Fundamentals of Social Work Research (with Russell Schutt) and co-edited Measuring Race and Ethnicity (with Larry Davis). He has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles as well written monographs, technical reports, and research briefs and has presented numerous papers at peer-reviewed conferences. Much of this work has focused on poverty, income inequality, mental health, substance use, and gerontology. Though recently retired (August 2025), Engel continues to write about lower-wage work and assist with studies on Jewish identity as part of the Jewish Identity Research Collaborative.

Schutt, Russell K.
Russell K. Schutt, PhD, is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where he received the 2007 Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Service and taught from 1979 to 2022. He is also a Clinical Research Scientist I at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a Lecturer (part-time) in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. He completed his BA, MA, and PhD degrees at the University of Illinois at Chicago and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Sociology of Social Control Training Program at Yale University. In addition to ten editions of Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research and seven editions of Making Sense of the Social World, with Daniel F. Chambliss, PhD, as well as coauthored versions for criminal justice, psychology, and education, his other books include Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness (2011), Social Neuroscience: Brain, Mind, and Society (coedited, 2015), and Organization in a Changing Environment (1986). He has authored and coauthored more than 70 peer reviewed journal articles, as well as more than 30 non-refereed articles and book chapters on social support, mental and physical health, health services, organizations, homelessness, law, and teaching research methods. His research has been funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the National Science Foundation, the Veterans Health Administration, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Fetzer Institute, and state agencies. Details are available at https://blogs.umb.edu/russellkschutt/.