TY - BOOK AU - Rubin,Allen AU - Babbie,Earl R. TI - Research methods for social work T2 - Empowerment series SN - 9781305633827 (student edition) AV - HV11 .R84 2017 U1 - 361.0072 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Australia, Boston, MA PB - Cengage Learning KW - Social service KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Research Design KW - Social Work KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-636) and index; Part 1; An introduction to scientific inquiry in social work --; Part 2; The ethical, political, and cultural context of social work research --; Part 3; Problem formulation and measurement --; Part 4; Designs for evaluating programs and practice --; Part 5; Data collection methods with large sources of data --; Part 6; Qualitative research methods --; Part 7; Analysis of quantitative data --; Part 8. Writing research proposals and reports --; Appendix A; Using the Library --; Appendix B; Statistics for estimating sampling error --; Appendix C; Critically appraising meta-analyses ER -