Appraising and using social research in the human services:an introduction for social work and health professionals

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sheppard Michael.
Published: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
Publisher Address: London Philadelphia
Publication Dates: 2004.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 256 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 1843102897 (pbk.)
Index Number: C916
CLC: C916-3
Call Number: C916-3/S549
Contents: Includes bibliographical references ( p. 246-249) and indexes.
Introduction -- Appraising and using social research in the human services -- Some key issues in appraising social research -- Questionnaire design for quantitative research : structured instruments -- Surveys and sampling -- Experimental and quasi experimental designs -- The qualitative interview -- Ethnography and practice -- Content analysis and grounded theory -- Qualitative evaluation -- Multimethod research -- Afterword.