Social work research and evaluation : quantitative and qualitative approaches.

• Grinnell, Richard M.
• Unrau, Yvonne A.

• Social service -- Research

• Oxford University Press,

• 0195179498 (hbk)
• 9780195179491

• Previous ed.: Itasca, Ill.: F.E. Peacock, 2001.
• Includes index.
• Bibliography: p. 489-506.
• PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; Part I AN INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY; 1. Scientific Inquiry and Social Work; 2. Research Contexts; 3. Research Ethics; 4. Using Existing Knowledge; Part II APPROACHES TO KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT; 5. The Quantitative Research Approach; 6. The Qualitative Research Approach; 7. Gender, Ethnicity, and Race Matters; Part III MEASUREMENT; 8. Measurement; 9. Measuring Instruments; 10. Designing Measuring Instruments; Part IV THE LOGIC OF RESEARCH DESIGN; 11. Sampling; 12. Case-Level Designs; Part V COLLECTING ORIGINAL DATA; 14. Observation; 15. Participant Observation; 16. Interviewing; 17. Surveys; Part VI COLLECTING EXISTING DATA; 18. Secondary Analysis; 19. Content Analysis; 20. Utilizing Existing Statistics; 21. Historical Research; 22. Selecting a Data Collection Method and Data Source; Part VII QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROPOSALS, AND REPORTS; 23. Analyzing Quantitative Data; 24. Writing Quantitative Proposals and Reports; 25. Evaluating Quantitative Reports; Part VIII QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROPOSALS, AND REPORTS; 26. Analyzing Qualitative Data; 27. Writing Qualitative Proposals and Reports; 28. Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research; Part IX FROM RESEARCH TO EVALUATION; 29. Program Evaluation; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING CREDITS INDEX.

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