The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods Book

Introduction to Social Work Research - Bruce A Thyer
PART ONE: QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES
Overview of Quantitative Research Methods - Phyllis Solomon and Jeffrey Draine
Probability and Sampling - William R Nugent
Reliability and Validity in Quantitative Measurement - Catheleen Jordan and Richard A Hoefer
Locating Instruments - Kevin Corcoran
Statistics for Social Workers - J T Stocks
Descriptive Studies - Barbara Thomlison
Surveys - Carol T Mowbray and Mieko Yoshihama
Needs Assessment - Leslie M Tutty and Michael A Rothery
Randomized Controlled Trials - Ram A Cnaan and Guy Enosh
Using Cost, Procedure, Process and Outcome Analysis - Brian T Yates, Peter J Delany and Dorothy Lockwood Dillard
Single Systems Designs - Bruce A Thyer
PART TWO: QUALITATIVE APPROACHES
An Overview of Qualitative Methods - Michael J Holosko
Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research - Cynthia Franklin and Michelle Ballan
Narrative Case Studies - Jerrold R Brandell and Theodore Varkas
In-Depth Interviews - Harriet Goodmand
Ethnographic Research Methods - Christine T Lowery
Participant Observation - R Kevin Gringsby
Grounded Theory and Other Inductive Research Methods - Jane F Gilgun
PART THREE: CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH
Theory Development - Francis J Turner
Historical Research - John R Graham and Alean Al-Krenawi
Literature Reviews - Karen Sowers, Rodney A Ellis and Nancy Meyer-Adams
Critical Analysis - William M Epstein
PART FOUR: GENERAL ISSUES
Ethical Issues - Frederic G Reamer
Gender, Ethnicity and Race Matters - Antoinette Y Rodgers-Farmer and Miriam Potocky-Tripodi
Comparative International Research -Elaine T Jurkowski and Martin B Tracy
Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods - Charles D Cowger and Goutham Menon
Applying for Research Grants - Scott Geron and Gail S Steketee
Disseminating Research Findings - Dianne F Harrison and C Aaron McNeece