Appraising and using social research in the human services : an introduction for social work and health professionals / Michael Sheppard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheppard, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Human services--Research--Methodology.

Human services.

Social service--Research--Methodology.

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The importance of 'evidence based practice' in health and social work has been emphasised by recent policy and legislative initiatives, but how do professionals decide which research findings are valuable and relevant to them? This accessible introduction provides social work students and practitioners with the knowledge they need both to evaluate research and to apply it to their own practice. Exploring the range of research methodologies used in health and social care, from randomised control trials to surveys, interviews, experimental designs and ethnographic approaches, Michael Sheppard di

Contents:

Cover; Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services: An Introduction for SocialWork and Health Professionals; Contents; PREFACE; 1. Introduction; 2. The Process of Using Social Research; 3. Some Key Issues in Appraising Social Research; 4. Questionnaire Design for Quantitative Research: Structured Instruments; 5. Surveys and Sampling; 6. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs; 7. The Qualitative Interview; 8. Ethnography and Practice; 9. Content Analysis – Grounded Theory; 10. Qualitative Evaluation; 11. Multimethod Research; AFTERWORD

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS IN SOCIAL RESEARCHREFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610303106

9781280303104

1280303107

9781423710516

1423710517

9781846420658

1846420652

OCLC:

171579991