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Research for Social Workers: An Introduction to Methods book cover

3rd Edition

Research for Social Workers An Introduction to Methods

By Margaret Alston, Wendy Bowles Copyright 2013
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

Social work is developing its own research orientation and knowledge base, springing from the research traditions of sociology and psychology and grounded in human rights and social justice. Effective social research relies on critical thinking and the ability to view situations from new perspectives. It is relevant to every area of social work practice: from the initial stages of an... Read more

Part 1: Beginning Social Work Research 1. Social Work Research 2. Choosing Your Topic Area 3. Developing Research Questions 4. Steps in the Research Process Part 2: Research Methods for Social Work 5. Sampling 6. Systematic Reviews 7. Surveys and Interviews 8. Assessing Community Needs and Strengths Part 3: Evaluation 9. How Do I Evaluate my Program? 10. Action Research 11. Best Practice Evaluation 12. Research in Post-disaster Recovery and Other Crisis Situations 13. Other Methods Part 4: Statistical Analysis 14. Producing Results: Qualitative Research 15. Producing Results: Quantitative Research 16. Statistics for Social Workers: Analysis of a Single Variable 17. Statistics for Social Workers: Two or More Variables Part 5: Bringing it all Together 18. Influencing Policy and Practice 19. Developing a Research Proposal

Biography

Margaret Alston is Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work at Monash University, Australia.

Wendy Bowles is Associate Professor of Social Work and Human Services and Sub-Dean Workplace Learning in Faculty of Arts at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

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