Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services / / Jeane Anastas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Anastas, Jeane,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Edition: second edition
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (608 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface to the Second Edition --; Preface to the First Edition --; Acknowledgments --; About the Author --; Part I. Research Design in Context --; Part II. Types of Research Designs --; Part III. The Elements of Research Design --; Part IV. Methods of Data Collection --; Part V. Methods of Data Analysis and Dissemination --; Glossary --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231529280; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/anas11890
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jeane Anastas.

Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services integrates a range of research techniques into a single epistemological framework and presents a balanced approach to the teaching of research methods in the "helping professions." Jeane W. Anastas begins with a discussion of the different philosophical perspectives within which social research occurs and continues with problem formulation, research design, and methodological issues influencing data collection, analysis, and dissemination. She presents both fixed (quantitative) and flexible (qualitative) methods of research, granting legitimacy, value, utility, and relevance to both styles of inquiry.Utilizing complete case studies to illustrate different methodological approaches, Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services integrates material on women and people of color, and draws attention to the ways racism, heterosexism, sexism, and classism affect the conceptualization and conduct of research. Anastas not only exposes these biases but actively addresses the experiences, needs, and concerns of clients of both genders and different races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, cultures, and classes.