03320nam 2200649Ia 450 991045028360332120200520144314.01-280-30310-797866103031061-4237-1051-71-84642-065-2(CKB)1000000000032579(EBL)290618(OCoLC)171579991(SSID)ssj0000104860(PQKBManifestationID)11133481(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104860(PQKBWorkID)10086313(PQKB)10740132(MiAaPQ)EBC290618(Au-PeEL)EBL290618(CaPaEBR)ebr10082329(CaONFJC)MIL30310(OCoLC)60745689(EXLCZ)99100000000003257920040504d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAppraising and using social research in the human services[electronic resource] an introduction for social work and health professionals /Michael SheppardLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20041 online resource (258 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84985-326-6 1-84310-289-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services: An Introduction for SocialWork and Health Professionals; Contents; PREFACE; 1. Introduction; 2. The Process of Using Social Research; 3. Some Key Issues in Appraising Social Research; 4. Questionnaire Design for Quantitative Research: Structured Instruments; 5. Surveys and Sampling; 6. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs; 7. The Qualitative Interview; 8. Ethnography and Practice; 9. Content Analysis – Grounded Theory; 10. Qualitative Evaluation; 11. Multimethod Research; AFTERWORDGLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS IN SOCIAL RESEARCHREFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; 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 diEvaluation research (Social action programs)Human servicesResearchMethodologySocial serviceResearchMethodologyElectronic books.Evaluation research (Social action programs)Human servicesResearchMethodology.Social serviceResearchMethodology.361/.0072Sheppard Michael868208MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450283603321Appraising and using social research in the human services2279081UNINA