Engel, R: Practice of Research in Social Work

Threats to the Validity of Group Experimental Designs Features of True Experiments Types of True Experimental Designs Quasi-experimental Designs Nonexperimental Designs Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Diversity, Group Design, and Evidence-Based Practice Ethical Issues in Experimental ResearchCHAPTER 8. Single-Subject Design Foundations of Single-Subject Design Measuring Targets of Intervention Analyzing Single-Subject Designs Types of Single-Subject Designs Research in the News: Exercise Your Brain? Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Single-Subject Design in a Diverse Society Ethical Issues in Single-Subject DesignCHAPTER 9. Survey Research Survey Research in Social Work Designing Questionnaires Writing Questions Refine and Test Questions Survey Design Alternatives Survey Research Design in a Diverse Society Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Ethical Issues in Survey ResearchCHAPTER 10. Qualitative Methods Fundamentals of Qualitative Methods Participant Observation Intensive Interviewing Research in the News: Can Taping Interviews Capture a Trend? Interviewing Online Focus Groups Community-based Participatory Research Qualitative Research in a Diverse Society Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Ethical Issues in Qualitative ResearchCHAPTER 11. Qualitative Data Analysis Features of Qualitative Data Analysis Techniques of Qualitative Data Analysis Alternatives in Qualitative Data Analysis Research in the News: What's in a Message? Content Analysis Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Implications for Evidence-based Practice Ethics in Qualitative Data AnalysisCHAPTER 12. Secondary Data Analysis and Mixed Methods Secondary Data Analysis Mixed MethodsCHAPTER 13. Evaluation Research Evaluation Basics Describing the Program: The Logic Model Questions for Evaluation Research Design Decisions Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Evaluation Research in a Diverse Society Ethics in EvaluationCHAPTER 14. Quantitative Data Analysis Introducing Statistics Preparing Data for Analysis Displaying Univariate Distributions Summarizing Univariate Distributions Describing Relationships Among Variables Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Quantitative Data Analysis in a Diverse Society Ethical Issues: Avoiding Misleading FindingsCHAPTER 15. Reporting Research Beginning With a Research Proposal Writing Can Be Frustrating! Reporting Results Research in the News: How Much Should Social Scientists Report? Poster Presentations Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Social Work Research in a Diverse Society Ethical ConsiderationsAppendix A. Questions to Ask About a Quantitative Research ArticleAppendix B. How to Read a Quantitative Research ArticleAppendix C. Questions to Ask About a Qualitative Research ArticleAppendix D. How to Read a Qualitative Research Article