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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 262 p
• Disciplina: 361.0072/3
• Soggetto topico: Social service - Fieldwork; Psychology - Fieldwork; Psychiatry - Research - Fieldwork; Public health - Fieldwork
• Altri autori: StiffmanArlene Rubin <1941->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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 Communities -- 9 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: Doctoral students, junior faculty, and research assistants will benefit from an insider's guide to managing the reality of conducting a research project. Designed to supplement traditional textbooks on research methods, this will be an ideal addition to doctoral courses in departments of social work, psychology, psychiatry, and public health, and an indispensable reference for newly minted researchers.
• Titolo autorizzato: The field research survival guide
• ISBN: 9780199724147; 0199724148
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812631803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II