Research Made Simple: A Handbook for Social Workers
Research Made Simple: A Handbook for Social Workers Books
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`Raymond Mark combine[s] the classical integrity of statistical techniques with the latest problems of plotting and implementation…. One hopes this book’s use as a teaching instrument, and its application as a research spur and guide, will encourage both students and practitioners to work harder at achieving a sounder integration of theory and do in social work’ - From the Foreword by Chauncey A Alexander
Calculated to provide students with a nontechnical, user-friendly guide, Research Made Simple will help relieve the anxiety often associated with research methods courses. Unlike other books that prepare the reader to become producers of research, this handbook enables readers to be informed consumers of research carried out by others.
Raymond Mark provides the raw materials that will allow students to read a research report, know its findings, and judge the accuracy of its conclusion. The full range of materials presented in most social science methods courses are covered, and the book can also be used as a how-to guide for professionals on the basics of the research administer. Topics covered range from basic concepts about the scientific method, fundamental terms and the initial steps of the resesarch administer to developing and implementing a complete research plot. Chapters deal in-depth with research ethics, qualitative approaches, programme evaluation, statisitical hypothesis testing, and computer applications for researchers. A unique feature of the handbook is a chapter devoted to gender- and culture- sensitive research that addresses the increasing need for diversity in research. Each chapter concludes with a discussion and small assignments for review.
Equipped with tables, appendices, and a glossary, Research Made Simple will prove a highly approachable and invaluable research methods resource in social work.
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