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Principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research in this Second Edition of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt’s innovative The Practice of Research in Social Work. The authors introduce research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating the problems encountered in social work, directly linking each topic to issues associated with ethics, diversity, and evidence-based practice. Enabling students to critically evaluate research literature and develop the skills to engage in research and practice evaluation, the book emphasizes methods of particular concern in social work research and devotes chapters to group, survey, single subject, and qualitative designs.
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Engel (social work, U. of Pittsburgh) and Schutt (sociology, U. of Massachusetts, Boston, and Harvard Medical School) introduce students to research methods used in social work, including experiments, and group, survey, single-subject, and qualitative research. This edition has new emphasis on evidence-based practice, with a related section in each chapter; updated coverage of diverse populations and their similarities and differences; increased focus on ethics, with new ethics exercises in each chapter; expanded coverage of qualitative methods, with a new section on photovoice; more review exercises; and new examples of research in the social work practice setting, on topics such as homelessness, domestic violence, substance abuse, gender, aging, and welfare reform. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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