TY - BOOK AU - Rubin, Allen, author AU - Babbie, Earl R., author TI - Research methods for social work / SN - 978-1-305-63382-7 U1 - DC 361.0072 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Boston, MA : PB - Cengage Learning, KW - Social service -- Research -- Methodology KW - Research Design KW - Research KW - Social Work N1 - Includes bibliographical references 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 -