The field research survival guide / edited by Arlene Rubin Stiffman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stiffman, Arlene Rubin, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Fieldwork.

Social service.

Psychology--Fieldwork.

Psychology.

Psychiatry--Research--Fieldwork.

Psychiatry.

Public health--Fieldwork.

Public health.

Physical Description:

xv, 262 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

Doctoral students, junior faculty, and research assistants will benefit from an insider's guide to managing the reality of conducting a research project. Designed to supplement traditional textbooks on research methods, this will be an ideal addition to doctoral courses in departments of social work, psychology, psychiatry, and public health, and an indispensable reference for newly minted researchers.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

1 Balancing Science and Services: The Challenges and Rewards of Field Research

2 Developing Questions when the Perfect Instrument Is Not Available

3 Hiring, Training, and Retaining Research Staff and Interviewers

4 Managing the Data from Survey Development through Archiving

5 Data Preparation and Data Standards: The Devil Is in the Details

6 Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Disparities: Ethical Dilemmas, Legal Issues, and IRB Requirements

7 Creating Interdisciplinary Research Teams and Using Consultants

8 "Indigenist" Collaborative Research Efforts in Native American Communities

9 The Worst of all Possible Program Evaluation Outcomes

10 The Influence of Research on Policy and Practice: Lessons from Studies of Asset Building and Low-Income Families

11 Disseminating Results and Sharing Data and Publications

Index

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V.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780199724147

0199724148

OCLC:

646809756