Appraising and using social research in the human services : an introduction for social work and health professionals /

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The importance of 'evidence based practice' in health and social work has been emphasised by recent policy and legislative initiatives, but how do professionals decide which research findings are valuable and relevant to them? This accessible introduction provides social work students and...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sheppard, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Subjects:
Human services > Research > Methodology.
Social service > Research > Methodology.
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Evidence-based medicine.
Research.
Social service.
Evidence-Based Medicine
Research
Social Work
Services sociaux > Recherche > Méthodologie.
Service social > Recherche > Méthodologie.
Recherche évaluative (Programmes d'action sociale)
Médecine factuelle.
Recherche.
Service social.
research (function)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Social service
Evidence-based medicine
Human services > Research > Methodology
Social service > Research > Methodology
Metodologia da pesquisa.
Serviço social.
Saúde.
Pesquisa qualitativa.
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Table of Contents:
  • The process of using social research
  • Some key issues in appraising social research
  • Questionnaire design for quantitative research: structured instruments
  • Surveys and sampling
  • Experimental and quasi-experimental designs
  • The qualitative interview
  • Ethnography and practice
  • Content analysis: grounded theory
  • Qualitative evaluation
  • Multimethod research.

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