02523nam 2200505 450 991054316380332120200520144314.00-8261-7284-9(CKB)4100000008152456(MiAaPQ)EBC5762523(Au-PeEL)EBL5762523(OCoLC)1101035917(EXLCZ)99410000000815245620190514d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierApplied social research a tool for the human services /Timothy P. Hilton [and three others]Tenth edition.New York, New York :Springer Publishing Company,[2020]©20201 online resource (597 pages)Revised edition of Applied social research, 2014.Includes index.0-8261-7283-0 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."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."Social serviceResearchMethodologyHuman servicesResearchMethodologySocial serviceUnited StatesElectronic books.Social serviceResearchMethodology.Human servicesResearchMethodology.Social service361.0072Hilton Timothy1973-1089234MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910543163803321Applied social research2606950UNINA