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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth DePoy is a professor at University of Maine School of Social Work where she has taught research and evaluation methods for 28 years. Her scholarship in social work focuses on methods of inquiry and particularly on integrating research, evaluation, and professional practice. She has co-authored 15 books and over 100 articles and presents her work locally through globally. Her most recent books include Branding and Designing Disability , and the 5 th edition of Introduction to Research. Stephen Gilson is professor at the University of Maine where he teaches human behavior in the social environment, diversity theory, and biology for social workers. His own work is informed by systematic inquiry and thus he is committed to the synthesis of practice and research within social work. Stephen has authored/coauthored 12 books and over 80 articles including Branding and Designing Disability and Evaluation Practice . He presents his work nationally and internationally. Klappentext Social Work Research and Evaluation applies systematically developed research knowledge to social work practice and emphasizes the "doing" of social work as a reciprocal avenue for generating research evidence and social work knowledge. Using the Examined Practice Model, authors Elizabeth G. DePoy and Stephen F. Gilson present research as the identification of a problem and then proceed to evaluate the efficacy of social work practice in its resolution. Diverse theories, actions, and sets of evidence from a range of professional and disciplinary perspectives are included to underscore the importance of integrating evaluation and practice in research. Zusammenfassung This book applies systematically developed research knowledge to social work practice and emphasizes the "doing" of social work as a reciprocal avenue for generating research evidence and social work knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction to Examined Practice Introduction to the Rationale for the Text Illustration of Examined Practice in Diverse Social Work Settings Roles and Responsibilities of "Examined Practitioners" Chapter 2: Problems, Issues and Needs (What, Why, How, When, Where) Definition of Terms Thinking Processes of Problem and Issue Clarification Grounding Needs in Problem and Issues to be Resolved Chapter 3: Setting Goals and Objectives for Reflexive Intervention Emergence of Goals and Objectives from Needs Statement Deriving Goals From Need Statements Action Process of Crafting Process Objectives Action Process of Crafting Outcome Objectives Charting Outputs Systematic Reflexive Intervention Processes Using the Three Traditions (Experimental-type, Naturalistic, Mixed Methods) in Reflexive Intervention Selecting a Tradition-Guiding Questions Illustration Chapter 4: Exploring Outcomes Definition of Terms Purposes of Outcome Assessment Worth of Social Work Systematic Inquiry Using One or More of the Three Research Traditions Cost of Interventions Chapter 5: Sharing Examined Practice to Generate Social Work Knowledge Definition of Terms Examples of Sharing Knowledge Sharing Social Work Knowledge The Science-Intuition Debate Why Share? When to Share? Where to Share? How to Share? Chapter 6: Two Design Traditions and then Mixing Them Philosophical Foundation of Experimental-Type Research Philosophical Foundation of Naturalistic Inquiry Philosophical Foundation of Mixed Methods Implications of Philosophical Differences for Systematic Inquiry in Examined Practice Theory in Examined Practice Integrating the Two Research Traditions Chapter 7: The Role of Literature in Examined Prac...
