Applied social research : a tool for the human services / / Timothy P. Hilton [and three others]

• Autore: Hilton Timothy <1973->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , [2020]; ©2020
• Edizione: Tenth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (597 pages)
• Disciplina: 361.0072
• Soggetto topico: Social service - Research - Methodology; Human services - Research - Methodology; Social service - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Revised edition of Applied social research, 2014.; Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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."
• Titolo autorizzato: Applied social research
• ISBN: 0-8261-7284-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910543163803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II