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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465084703321

Titolo

The field research survival guide [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Arlene Rubin Stiffman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-972414-8

9786611998493

1-281-99849-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StiffmanArlene Rubin <1941->

Disciplina

361.0072

Soggetti

Social service - Fieldwork

Psychology - Fieldwork

Psychiatry - Research - Fieldwork

Public health - Fieldwork

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1 Balancing Science and Services: The Challenges and Rewards of Field Research; 2 Developing Questions when the Perfect Instrument Is Not Available; 3 Hiring, Training, and Retaining Research Staff and Interviewers; 4 Managing the Data from Survey Development through Archiving; 5 Data Preparation and Data Standards: The Devil Is in the Details; 6 Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Disparities: Ethical Dilemmas, Legal Issues, and IRB Requirements; 7 Creating Interdisciplinary Research Teams and Using Consultants

8 "Indigenist" Collaborative Research Efforts in Native American Communities9 The Worst of all Possible Program Evaluation Outcomes; 10 The Influence of Research on Policy and Practice: Lessons from Studies of Asset Building and Low-Income Families; 11 Disseminating Results and Sharing Data and Publications; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V

Sommario/riassunto

1. Balancing Science and Services: The Challenges and Rewards of Field Research, Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood and Sarah McCue Horwitz  2. Developing Questions when the Perfect Instrument is Not Available,



Sarah McCue Horwitz and Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood  3. Hiring, Training, and Retaining Research Staff and Interviewers, Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold and Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus  4. Managing the Data from Survey Development through Archiving, Peter Dore and Arlene Rubin Stiffman  5. Data Preparation and Data Standards: The Devil is in the Details, Catherine M. Smith, Carolyn Breda, Tonya Simmons, Ana Re