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Informationen zum Autor Reginald O. York , PhD, is a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Previously, he served on the social work faculties of East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He is the author of Human Service Planning (The University of North Carolina Press, 1982), Building Basic Competencies in Social Work Research (Allyn and Bacon, 1997), Conducting Social Work Research (Allyn and Bacon, 1998), Evaluating Social Work Practice (Pearson, 2009), and Statistics for Human Service Evaluation (Sage Publications, 2017). Prior to his entry into academia, he served as a foster care social worker, a child protective services supervisor, and the director of two human service organizations. His research interests include evidence-based practice, social work education, and human service management. Klappentext Social Work Research Methods: Learning by Doing instills in students an appreciation for science-informed practice as a means of evaluating client outcomes. The book includes a step-by-step journey through the process of conducting research. Zusammenfassung Social Work Research Methods: Learning by Doing instills in students an appreciation for science-informed practice as a means of evaluating client outcomes. The book includes a step-by-step journey through the process of conducting research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Part 1: The Fundamentals of Science and Social Work Research Chapter 1: Science, Research, and Social Work Practice How do we Know what we Know? Avoiding Errors in Decision Making Science as a Way of Knowing Science and Critical Thinking Social Work Practice and Science Common Sense and the Scientific Method Pseudoscience as an Alternative to Science Applying the Basic Principles of Science: Does the Full Moon Make Us Different? Chapter 2: Purposes and Processes of Social Work Research Four Purposes of Social Work Research Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement The Research Process Chapter 3: Ethics and Cultural Competence in Social Work Research Section A: Ethics in the Use of Human Subjects in Research Section B: Cultural Competence in Social Work Research Chapter 4: Evidence-based Practice The Nature of Evidence and Evidence-based Practice Steps in the Process of Evidence-based Practice Critical Appraisal of Evidence-based Practice Part 2: Conducting Different Types of Social Work Research Chapter 5: Conducting Research that Employs Social Surveys The Nature of the Social Survey Types of Social Surveys When to Use Each Type of Survey Conducting Your Own Social Survey Composing Your Own Questionnaire Advantages and Disadvantages of the Survey Chapter 6: Conducting Research That Describes People: What Are the Traits That Describe the Good Manager? Preliminary Step for Practice Exercise 2 for This Chapter Types of Social Work Research The Phases of Descriptive Research Chapter 7: Conducting Research That Explains Things: What Explains Life Satisfaction? The Four Major Phases of Explanatory Research An Explanatory Research Study Example: Does Stress or Social Support Explain Life Satisfaction? Chapter Appendix: Questionnaire for Study of Life Satisfaction Chapter 8: Conducting Research that Evaluates Services The Parts of the Evaluation System The Phases of Outcome Evaluation Research Research Example: Are the Services of the New Horizons Treatment Program Effective in the Reduction of Depression for Adult Clients? Chapter Appendix: Statistical Analysis of the Data for the New Horizons Treatment Program Chapter 9: Conducting Qualitative Research that Explor...
