Thyer Experimental Research Designs in Social Work

Theory and Applications
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-231-55396-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of experimental research in the field of social work. Bruce A. Thyer illustrates key principles through examples of how social workers have evaluated real-world practice approaches.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thyer, Bruce A.

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Note to the Reader
Foreword by Gail S. Steketee
Preface
1. Why Does Social Work Need Experimental Designs?
2. What Are Experiments?
3. The Philosophy of the Science of Experimental Designs
4. The Purpose of Experimental Designs
5. Posttest-Only Experimental Designs
6. Pretest–Posttest Experimental Designs
7. Refinements in Experimental Designs
8. Recruiting Participants from Diverse and Underrepresented Groups
9. Alternatives to Group-Randomized Designs for Making Causal Inferences
10. Ethical Considerations for the Use of Experimental Designs
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thyer Bruce A.:
Bruce Thyer is Distinguished Research Professor and former dean at the College of Social Work at Florida State University. He is the founding and current editor of the journal Research on Social Work Practice and coeditor of the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal and the Journal of Evidence-based Social Work. He is a founding board member of the Society for Social Work and Research. He is the author of more than 290 journal articles, 130 book chapters, and more than thirty-five books in social work, psychology, behavior analysis, and psychiatry. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and of the National Academies of Practice. His most recent co-authored books are titled Program Evaluation: An Introduction to an Evidence-based Approach (Cengage, 2016, now in its sixth edition), and Science and Pseudoscience in Social Work Practice (Springer, 2015).Bruce A. Thyer is a distinguished research professor and former dean at the College of Social Work at Florida State University as well as an extraordinary professor with the Optentia Research Unit, North-West University, South Africa. He is the editor of the journal Research on Social Work Practice and coeditor of the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.