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UNINA9910467651303321 |
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Autore |
Hilton Timothy <1973-> |
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Titolo |
Applied social research : a tool for the human services / / Timothy P. Hilton [and three others] |
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New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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Edizione |
[Tenth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (597 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social service - Research - Methodology |
Human services - Research - Methodology |
Social service - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revised edition of Applied social research, 2014. |
Includes index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Research in the Human Services -- 2. The Logic of Social Research -- 3. Ethical Issues in Social Research -- 4. Problem Formulation: Developing a Weil-Built Answerable Question -- 5. The Process of Measurement -- 6. Sampling -- 7. Survey Research -- 8. Analysis of Available Data -- 9. Field Research and Qualitative Methods -- 10. Experimental Research -- 11. Single-System Designs -- 12. Evaluation Research -- 13. Scaling -- 14. Data Analysis I: Data Preparation and Presentation -- 15. Data Analysis II: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics -- 16. Analysis of Qualitative Data -- 17. Writing for Research: Grant Proposals and Report Writing. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This engaging text for MSW and BSW students helps readers develop logic-based research skills that prepare them to be scientific practitioners who can use research-informed practice to improve clients’ lives. Emphasized throughout is the application of research methods in assessing and monitoring client functioning and outcomes." |
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