ISBN:
1423710517
,
9781423710516
,
1846420652
,
9781846420658
,
9781843102892
,
1843102897
,
1280303107
,
9781280303104
Language:
English
Pages:
256 p
,
24 cm
Edition:
Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2005 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
Series Statement:
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sheppard, Michael Appraising and using social research in the human services
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Human services Research
;
Methodology
;
Social service Research
;
Methodology
;
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
;
Human services Research
;
Methodology
;
Social service Research
;
Methodology
;
Electronic books
;
Human services Research
;
Methodology
;
Social service Research
;
Methodology
;
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
;
Electronic books
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Human Services
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Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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Human services ; Research ; Methodology
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Social service ; Research ; Methodology
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Metodologia da pesquisa
;
Serviço social
;
Saúde
;
Pesquisa qualitativa
;
Evaluationsforschung
;
Gesundheitswesen
;
Sozialarbeit
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Sozialarbeit
;
Gesundheitswesen
;
Evaluationsforschung
;
Sozialarbeit
;
Gesundheitswesen
;
Evaluationsforschung
Abstract:
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
Abstract:
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 practitioners with the knowledge they need both to evaluate research and to apply it to their own practice. Exploring the range of research methodologies used in health and social care, from randomised control trials to surveys, interviews, experimental designs and ethnographic approaches, Michael Sheppard di
Description / 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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-249) and indexes
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Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2005
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