The Social Work Pocket Guide to ... Reflective Practice
Title | The Social Work Pocket Guide to ... Reflective Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Siobhan Maclean |
Publisher | |
Pages | 133 |
Release | 2013-08 |
Genre | Reflection (Philosophy) |
ISBN | 9781903575697 |
The Social Work Pocket Guide To
Title | The Social Work Pocket Guide To PDF eBook |
Author | Rob Harrison |
Publisher | |
Pages | 149 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Social service |
ISBN | 9781903575758 |
Mixed Methods Research
Title | Mixed Methods Research PDF eBook |
Author | Daphne Watkins |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2015-07-10 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0199908591 |
Finally, a practical guide to mixed methods research has been written with health and human services professionals in mind. Watkins and Gioia review the fundamentals of mixed methods research designs and the general suppositions of mixed methods procedures, look critically at mixed method studies and models that have already been employed in social work, and reflect on the contributions of this work to the field. But what is most important is that they lead the reader through considerations for the application of the mixed methods research in social work settings. The chapters of this book are structured so that readers can (figuratively) walk through the mixed methods research process using nine steps. Chapters one, five, and six provide supplemental material meant to serve as grounding for chapters two, three, and four, which outline nine steps in the mixed methods research process, and specific to social work research. This is a short and practical guide not just for learning about mixed methods research, but also doing it.
Secondary Data Analysis
Title | Secondary Data Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas P. Vartanian |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 019538881X |
This slim volume is one of a number of excellent guides published as part of Oxford's "Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods" series. Compact but comprehensive, it provides a thorough introduction to one of the fastest-growing genres of research in the social work field today: secondary data analysis. After an all-too-brief summary of what constitutes this genre and a balanced analysis of its advantages and disadvantages, Vartanian (Bryn Mawr) provides guidelines for those considering the feasibility and appropriateness of using secondary data in their work. He then offers extensive summaries of 29 of the most commonly used secondary data sets. For all of the data sets, he provides a full and complete description, including key characteristics and where and how to access them. He also provides, most valuably, citations to examples of how researchers have recently used them in their empirical work. Rather redundantly, a similar package of information appears in appendixes at the end of the book. This is an admirable contribution whose only detractions are the rather random and poorly identified screenshots and other "pictures" interspersed throughout the text. Those seriously considering using secondary data analysis in their research should find this book immensely beneficial. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and faculty/researchers. Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty. Reviewed by J. C. Altman.
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Title | Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Corcoran |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2008-02-13 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0199716862 |
When used in tandem, systematic reviews and meta-analysis-- two distinct but highly compatible approaches to research synthesis-- form a powerful, scientific approach to analyzing previous studies. But to see their full potential, a social work researcher must be versed in the foundational processes underlying them. This pocket guide to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis illuminates precisely that practical groundwork. In clear, step-by-step terms, the authors explain how to format topics, locate and screen studies, extract and assess data, pool effect sizes, determine bias, and interpret the results, showing readers how to combine reviewing and meta-analysis correctly and effectively. Each chapter contains vivid social work examples and concludes with a concise summary and notes on further reading, while the book's glossary and handy checklists and sample search and data extraction forms maximize the boo'ks usefulness. Highlighting the concepts necessary to understand, critique, and conduct research synthesis, this brief and highly readable introduction is a terrific resource for students and researchers alike.
Clinical Data-Mining
Title | Clinical Data-Mining PDF eBook |
Author | Irwin Epstein |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 019533552X |
Clinical Data-Mining (CDM) involves the conceptualization, extraction, analysis, and interpretation of available clinical data for practice knowledge-building, clinical decision-making and practitioner reflection. Depending upon the type of data mined, CDM can be qualitative or quantitative; it is generally retrospective, but may be meaningfully combined with original data collection.Any research method that relies on the contents of case records or information systems data inevitably has limitations, but with proper safeguards these can be minimized. Among CDM's strengths however, are that it is unobtrusive, inexpensive, presents little risk to research subjects, and is ethically compatible with practitioner value commitments. When conducted by practitioners, CDM yields conceptual as well as data-driven insight into their own practice- and program-generated questions.This pocket guide, from a seasoned practice-based researcher, covers all the basics of conducting practitioner-initiated CDM studies or CDM doctoral dissertations, drawing extensively on published CDM studies and completed CDM dissertations from multiple social work settings in the United States, Australia, Israel, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. In addition, it describes consulting principles for researchers interested in forging collaborative university-agency CDM partnerships, making it a practical tool for novice practitioner-researchers and veteran academic-researchers alike.As such, this book is an exceptional guide both for professionals conducting practice-based research as well as for social work faculty seeking an evidence-informed approach to practice-research integration.
Content Analysis
Title | Content Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | James W. Drisko |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0190215496 |
A comprehensive overview of the variation within content analysis and detailed descriptions of three approaches found in the contemporary literature: basic content analysis, interpretive content analysis and qualitative content analysis.