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020 _a0534362176
020 _a 9780534369941
050 _aHV11
_b.R82
100 _aAllen Rubin
245 _aResearch methods for social work /
_cAllen Rubin; Earl R Babbie
250 _a4th ed
260 _aBelmont, CA : Wadsworth/
_bThomson Learning,
_c ©2001.
300 _axxii, 693, G-9, B-8, I-13 pages :
_b illustrations ;
_c 24 cm
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aAn introduction to inquiry -- Scientific inquiry and social work -- Philosophical issues in science and research -- Theory and research -- The ethics and politics of social work research -- Problem formulation and measurement -- Problem formulation -- Conceptualization and operationalization -- Measurement -- Constructing measurement instruments -- The logic of research design -- The logic of sampling -- Causal inference and group designs -- Single-case evaluation designs -- Quantitative and qualitative modes of observation -- Survey research -- Qualitative research methods -- Unobtrusive research: quantitative and qualitative methods -- Analysis of data -- Processing data -- Interpreting descriptive statistics and table -- Inferential data analysis: part 1 -- Inferential data analysis: part 2 -- The social context of research -- Program evaluation.
650 _aService social -- Recherche -- Méthodologie.
650 _aSocial service -- Research -- Methodology.
650 _aServicio social -- Investigación -- Metodología.
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