Krysik / Finn Research for Effective Social Work Practice

4. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-317-59196-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 504 Seiten

In this book and companion custom website you will find:

- A social-work-practice oriented description of qualitative and quantitative research methods that engages rather than intimidates students

- Illustrations of real-life research and evaluation from different levels of social work practice, encompassing many populations

- Attention to ethics and the politics of research at each phase of the research process, from the identification of an issue through to the reporting of findings

- Tutorials and exercises that provide hands-on learning opportunities in research and evaluation to promote skill development

- A historical, strength-based perspective on research and evaluation in social work to facilitate empowerment and professionalism through knowledge building

- Five unique, in-depth, interactive, easy-to-access cases, which students can easily reach from any computer with Internet connectivity, which provide a "learning by doing" format that includes data in SPSS and Excel and a sampling frame unavailable with any other text.

- A wealth of instructor-only resources available at www.routledgesw.com/research that include sample syllabi, Internet resources, objective and essay-type test items all linked to current EPAS standards, Powerpoint presentations for each chapter, and a forum inviting all instructors using texts in the series to communicate with each other and share ideas to improve teaching and learning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krysik, Judy L.

Finn, Jerry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface About the Authors Acknowledgements 1. The Context of Social Work Research 2. The Politics and Ethics of Social Work Research 3. Research Problems and Research Questions 4. Single Subject Research 5. Research in Agencies and Communities 6. Qualitative Research with Dr. Robin Bonifas 7. Group Research Design 8. Sampling 9. Measurement 10. Data Collection and Data Entry 11. Descriptions of Quantitative Data 12. Bivariate Statistics and Statistical Inference 13. A Researcher’s Writing and Presentation Tools References Glossary/Index

Über Autor(innen)

Judy Krysik is an Associate Professor in Social Work at Arizona State University, Phoenix and Director of the ASU Center for Child Well-Being. She teaches research methods, evaluation, program planning, and practice with children and families. Her current research pursuits focus on infants and toddlers in out-of-home care and community collaboration in the field of child welfare. She is a member of the NASW National Ethics Committee and she serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Social Work Education, Social Work Research, and the Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics.

Jerry Finn is currently an Emeritus Professor in Social Work, University of Washington, Tacoma. He has 32 years of teaching experience in social work that includes courses in human behavior, research, practice, and information technology and human services at the bachelor’s and master’s levels, and he has served on doctoral committees. In addition, he has published numerous scholarly articles and two edited books, primarily in areas related to the impact of information technology on human services. Dr. Finn has served as treasurer of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) with the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) as treasurer and registrar. He is currently consulting with human service agencies in the areas of program evaluation and information technology.