Research Methods for Social Work

Index of Class Handouts

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These are the same handouts which are distributed in class. They are included here so that students can view and print extra copies as needed.

Click on the link for the handout you wish to access.

Chapter 1	Chapter 6
1A. Course Introduction	6A. Levels of Measurement
1B. Research Applications in Social Work	6B. Questionnaire Construction
1C. Evidence-Based Practice	6C. Scaling & Composite Measures
1D. Sources of Knowledge	9C. Qualitative Interviewing
1E. Nature of Science	Chapter 7
Chapter 2	7A. Probability Sampling
2A. Definitions and Purposes	7B. Non-probability Sampling
6A. Literature Review	Chapter 8
2C. The Time Dimension	8A. Single Subject Designs
Chapter 3	8B. Use of Existing Data
3A. Ethics and Research	Chapter 9
3B. Politics of Research	9A. Experimental Designs
Chapter 4	9B. Quasi-experimental Designs
4A. Quantitative Research	9C. Survey Research
4B. Qualitative Research	9D. Needs Assessment
4C. Research and Social Justice	Chapter 10
4D. Culturally Competent Research	13A. Evaluation Research
Chapter 5	13B. Formulating the Problem
5A. Conceptualization	Chapter 11, 12, & 13
5B. Operationalization	11A. Data Collection
5C. Reliability	11B. Surveys and Experiments
5D. Validity

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