TY - BOOK AU - Royse,David D. TI - Research methods in social work SN - 0495115665 AV - HV11 .R69 PY - 2008/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Thomson Brooks/Cole KW - Social service KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes index; Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The way research proceeds -- Ch. 3. Ethical thinking and research -- Ch. 4. Single-system designs -- Ch. 5. Research designs for group comparisons -- Ch. 6. Understanding and using research instruments -- Ch. 7. Developing data collection instruments : scales, questionnaires, and interview schedules -- Ch. 8. Quantitative and qualitative sampling -- Ch. 9. Survey research methods -- Ch. 10. Unobtrusive approaches to data collection : secondary data and content analysis -- Ch. 11. Qualitative research -- Ch. 12. Program evaluation -- Ch. 13. Data analysis -- Ch. 14. Professional writing : proposals, research reports, and journal articles ER -