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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Student and Instructor Resources
  6. Copyright Information
  7. Acknowledgements and Contributors
  8. Version Information
  9. 1. Introduction to research
    1. 1.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 1.1 How do social workers know what to do?
    3. 1.2 Science and social work
    4. 1.3 Why should we care?
    5. 1.4 Understanding research
  10. 2. Beginning a research project
    1. 2.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 2.1 Getting started
    3. 2.2 Sources of information
    4. 2.3 Finding literature
  11. 3. Reading and evaluating literature
    1. 3.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 3.1 Reading an empirical journal article
    3. 3.2 Evaluating sources
    4. 3.3 Refining your question
  12. 4. Conducting a literature review
    1. 4.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 4.1 What is a literature review?
    3. 4.2 Synthesizing literature
    4. 4.3 Writing the literature review
  13. 5. Ethics in social work research
    1. 5.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 5.1 Research on humans
    3. 5.2 Specific ethical issues to consider
    4. 5.3 Ethics at micro, meso, and macro levels
    5. 5.4 The practice of science versus the uses of science
  14. 6. Linking methods with theory
    1. 6.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 6.1 Micro, meso, and macro approaches
    3. 6.2 Paradigms, theories, and how they shape a researcher’s approach
    4. 6.3 Inductive and deductive reasoning
  15. 7. Design and causality
    1. 7.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 7.1 Types of research
    3. 7.2 Causal relationships
    4. 7.3 Unit of analysis and unit of observation
    5. 7.4 Mixed Methods
  16. 8. Creating and refining a research question
    1. 8.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 8.1 Empirical versus ethical questions
    3. 8.2 Writing a good research question
    4. 8.3 Quantitative research questions
    5. 8.4 Qualitative research questions
    6. 8.5 Feasibility and importance
    7. 8.6 Matching question and design
  17. 9. Defining and measuring concepts
    1. 9.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 9.1 Measurement
    3. 9.2 Conceptualization
    4. 9.3 Operationalization
    5. 9.4 Measurement quality
    6. 9.5 Complexities in quantitative measurement
  18. 10. Sampling
    1. 10.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 10.1 Basic concepts of sampling
    3. 10.2 Sampling in qualitative research
    4. 10.3 Sampling in quantitative research
    5. 10.4 A word of caution: Questions to ask about samples
  19. 11. Survey research
    1. 11.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 11.1 Survey research: What is it and when should it be used?
    3. 11.2 Strengths and weaknesses of survey research
    4. 11.3 Types of surveys
    5. 11.4 Designing effective questions and questionnaires
  20. 12. Experimental design
    1. 12.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 12.1 Experimental design: What is it and when should it be used?
    3. 12.2 Pre-experimental and quasi-experimental design
    4. 12.3 The logic of experimental design
    5. 12.4 Analyzing quantitative data
  21. 13. Interviews and focus groups
    1. 13.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 13.1 Interview research: What is it and when should it be used?
    3. 13.2 Qualitative interview techniques
    4. 13.3 Issues to consider for all interview types
    5. 13.4 Focus groups
    6. 13.5 Analyzing qualitative data
  22. 14. Unobtrusive research
    1. 14.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 14.1 Unobtrusive research: What is it and when should it be used?
    3. 14.2 Strengths and weaknesses of unobtrusive research
    4. 14.3 Unobtrusive data collected by you
    5. 14.4 Secondary data analysis
    6. 14.5 Reliability in unobtrusive research
  23. 15. Real-world research
    1. 15.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 15.1 Evaluation research
    3. 15.2 Single-subjects design
    4. 15.3 Action research
  24. 16. Reporting research
    1. 16.0 Chapter introduction
    2. 16.1 What to share and why we share
    3. 16.2 Disseminating your findings
    4. 16.3 The uniqueness of the social work perspective on science
  25. Glossary
  26. Practice behavior index
  27. Attributions index

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Attributions index

This open textbook was based on two open textbooks, Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods by Dr. Amy Blackstone and Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students by Dr. Linda Frederiksen and Dr. Sue F. Phelps. Licensing information can be found in the front matter. The following index details where content from each source textbook was used in this manuscript.  New content (as noted below) indicates major additions, such as chapters, sections, subsections, or key concepts that I created.

In all chapters, examples, definitions, and descriptions of concepts were changed to better reflect the social work discipline.  This entailed a substantial revision of the content adapted from both source textbooks.  These revisions are not noted below, as they are too numerous.

Other minor revisions not noted below include editing language for clarity, length, and flow as well as corrections to hyperlinks and citations.  Exercises from both textbooks were not included in this textbook.  This book includes a glossary and practice behavior index not present in either source textbook.

  • Chapter 1
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 1: Introduction—sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
      • Chapter 2: Linking methods with theory—section 2.1
    • New content
      • Practice wisdom and tacit knowledge
      • Evidence-based practice
      • Common barriers to research methods for students
      • Images
  • Chapter 2
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 4: Beginning a research project—section 4.1
      • Chapter 5: Research design—section 5.4
    • Content from Frederiksen & Phelps
      • Chapter 2: What is a literature review—sections 2.1, 2.3, 2.4
      • Chapter 3: How to get started—sections 3.1, 3.2
      • Chapter 4: Where to find literature—section 4.3
    • New content
      • The purpose of social work research
      • Literature searching description and techniques
      • Images
  • Chapter 3
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 5: Research design—section 5.4
      • Chapter 14: Reading and understanding social research—sections 14.1, 14.2
    • Content from Frederiksen & Phelps
      • Chapter 3: How to get started—section 3.4
      • Chapter 5: Evaluating sources—section 5.1
    • New content
      • Confidence intervals
      • Images
  • Chapter 4
    • Content from Frederiksen & Phelps
      • Chapter 1: What is a literature review—sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.5
      • Chapter 7: Synthesizing sources—sections 7.1, 7.2
      • Chapter 8: Writing the literature review— sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
    • New content
      • Creating a topical outline
      • Writing a problem statement
      • Signposting
      • Structure of argumentation
      • Revised example outline of literature review
      • Editing a literature review
      • Images
  • Chapter 5
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 3: Research ethics—sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
    • New content
      • Levels of IRB review
      • Disciplinary considerations for social workers
      • Images
  • Chapter 6
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 2: Linking methods with theory—sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
    • New content
      • Definition of theory
      • Social work theories
      • Images
  • Chapter 7
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 5: Research design—sections 5.1, 5.2
    • New content
      • More detailed explanation of idiographic and nomothetic research
      • Control variables
      • Theory building and theory testing
      • Two baskets (approaches) to research
      • Mixed methods
      • Images
  • Chapter 8
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 4: Beginning a research project—sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.5
    • New content
      • Added criteria for a good research question and “watch words”
      • Differentiated between quantitative questions and qualitative questions as well as exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory questions
      • Importance as a criteria for evaluating research questions
      • Matching questions and designs
      • Images
  • Chapter 9
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 6: Defining and measuring concepts—sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
    • New content
      • Added steps for operationalizing variables and examples
      • Description of operationalization and qualitative research
      • Subtypes of validity and reliability
      • Trustworthiness and authenticity
      • Sources and types of error and bias
      • Images
  • Chapter 10
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 7: Sampling—sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
    • New content
      • Location, sampling frame, recruitment, inclusion and exclusion criteria
      • Examples of sampling
      • Images
  • Chapter 11
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 8: Survey research: A quantitative technique—sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
      • Chapter 9: Interviews: Qualitative and quantitative approaches—section 9.3
    • New content
      • Examples of longitudinal studies
      • Images
  • Chapter 12
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 8: Survey research: A quantitative technique—section 8.5
      • Chapter 12: Other methods of data collection and analysis—section 12.2
    • New content
      • Provided more detail on components of experimental design and the role of testing effects
      • Expanded on internal validity and threats to internal validity, replication, and external validity
      • Images
  • Chapter 13
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 9: Interviews: Qualitative and quantitative approaches—sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.4
      • Chapter 12: Other methods of data collection and analysis—section 12.1
    • New content
      • Interview guide with questions, rather than topics
      • Probes
      • Moderators in focus groups
      • Images
  • Chapter 14
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 11: Unobtrusive research: Qualitative and quantitative approaches—sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
    • New content
      • Expanded on conducting a secondary data analysis as well as strengths and weaknesses
      • Images
  • Chapter 15
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 15: Research methods in the real world—sections 15.1, 15.2
    • New content
      • Components of program evaluation
      • Process evaluation
      • Single-subjects design
      • Participatory action research
      • Images
  • Chapter 16
    • Content from Blackstone
      • Chapter 13: Sharing your work—sections 13.1, 13.2, 13.3,
    • New content
      • Social work roles
      • New examples of disseminated works
      • Uniqueness of the social work perspective
      • Images

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