Research methods for social work - Rubin, Allen; Babbie, Earl R. (Belmont, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, 2014)
Part 1. An introduction to scientific inquiry in social work -- Part 2. The ethical, political, and cultural context of social work research -- Part 3. Problem formulation and measurement -- Part 4. Designs for evaluating programs and practice -- Part 5. Data collection methods with large sources of data -- Part 6. Qualitative research methods -- Part 7. Analysis of quantitative data -- Part 8. Writing research proposals and reports -- Appendix A. Using the Library -- Appendix B. Statistics for estimating sampling error.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 674-686) and index.
Keywords: Social service -- Research -- Methodology; Research; Research design; Social work