Research Methods for Social Work 10th Edition
by Allen Rubin, Earl Babbie
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,Table of Content
Part 1. An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry in Social Work
Chapter 1. Why Study Research?
Chapter 2. Evidence-Informed Practice
Chapter 3. Factors Influencing the Research Process
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Chapter 4. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry
Part 2. The Ethical, Political, and Cultural Context of Social Work Research
Chapter 5. The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research
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Chapter 6. Culturally Competent Research
Part 3. Problem Formulation and Measurement
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Chapter 7. Problem Formulation
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Chapter 8. Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry
Chapter 9. Measurement
Chapter 10. Constructing Measurement Instruments
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Part 4. Designs for Evaluating Programs and Practice
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Chapter 11. Causal Inference and Experimental Designs
Chapter 12. Quasi-Experimental Designs
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Chapter 13. Single-Case Evaluation Designs
Part 5. Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Chapter 14. Sampling
Chapter 15. Survey Research
Chapter 16. Secondary Analysis and Existing Statistics
Chapter 17. Content Analysis and Historical Analysis
,Part 6. Qualitative Research Methods
Chapter 18. Qualitative Research: General Principles
Chapter 19. Qualitative Research: Specific Methods
Chapter 20. Qualitative Data Analysis
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Part 7. Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 21. Descriptive Data Analysis
Chapter 22. Inferential Data Analysis
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Chapter 23. Meta-Analysis
Part 8. Program Evaluation and Writing Research Proposals and Reports
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Chapter 24. Program Evaluation
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Chapter 25. Writing Research Proposals and Reports
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Chapter 01
1. Legitimate ex post facto hypothesizing requires additional research.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. Inquiry is hindered when authority of experts speak outside their realm of expertise.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. According to the scientific method, scientific evidence that has been strongly supported in numerous replications is
open to question.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
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4. All reviews of research on the effectiveness of social work practice agree that it is very effective.
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b. False
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ANSWER: False
5. Some research studies get published despite having violated key methodological principles.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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6. Some social work services might have unintended harmful effects on clients, no matter how well trained the social
workers are or how appropriately they deliver these services.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
7. When social work practitioners utilize research discriminatingly, they help uphold and advance the values and mission
of their profession.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. Refusing to examine research on the services we deliver has no bearing on how professionally ethical we are.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. If a study has been published, it is certain that it has been conducted objectively and rigorously.
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