Social Work Research and Evaluation: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Social Work Research and Evaluation: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
ISBN-10
0195179498
ISBN-13
9780195179491
Series
Social Work Research and Evaluation
Category
Psychology / General
Pages
532
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Richard M. Grinnell, Yvonne A. Unrau

Description

This book is the longest standing and most widely adopted text in the field of social work research and evaluation. Since the first edition in 1981, it has been designed to provide beginning social work students the basic methodological foundation they need in order to successfully complete more advanced research courses that focus on single-system designs or program evaluations. Its content is explained in extraordinarily clear everyday language which is then illustrated with social work examples that social work students not only can understand, but appreciate as well. Many of the examples concern women and minorities, and special emphasis is given to the application of research methods to the study of these groups. Without a doubt, the major strength of this book is that it is written by social workers for social work students. The editors have once again secured an excellent and diverse group of social work research educators. The 31 contributors know firsthand, from their own extensive teaching and practice experiences, what social work students need to know in relation to research. They have subjected themselves to a discipline totally uncommon in compendia-that is, writing in terms of what is most needed for an integrated basic research methods book, rather than writing in line with their own predilections.

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