Social Work Research and the Analysis of Social Data :Social Work Division

Publication subTitle :Social Work Division

Author: Philip   A. E.;McCulloch   J. W.;Smith   N. J.  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781483136141

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780080182124

Subject: C913.7 Social welfare, social relief, social security

Keyword: 社会学,政治理论

Language: ENG

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Description

Social Work Research and the Analysis of Social Data is a research book that describes both methodology and data analysis in logical sequence as a basis in order to begin the application of scientific method to psycho-social problems.
Organized into 13 chapters, this book begins by elucidating the interrelationship of true professionalism and the need to conduct research in the field of social work. Subsequent chapters explore the advantages of counting and measuring in social work research; the research process; sources of information in applied social studies; data analysis and probability theory; and descriptive statistics. The relationship between variables; the continuing process of research; and the research report in this field of interest are also explained.
This book will be very useful to social workers, as well as to those in teaching, counseling, and other helping professions.

Chapter

Introduction

Introduction

Chapter 1. Professionalism and Empirical Research

Chapter 1. Professionalism and Empirical Research

What is a Profession ?

What is a Profession ?

What is Research ?

What is Research ?

The Progress of Research in Social Work

The Progress of Research in Social Work

Opposition to Social Work Research

Opposition to Social Work Research

References

References

Chapter 2. Why Count and Measure?

Chapter 2. Why Count and Measure?

Reference

Reference

Chapter 3. The Research Process

Chapter 3. The Research Process

The Formulation of a Problem

The Formulation of a Problem

Research Design

Research Design

General Planning

General Planning

Sampling

Sampling

Data Analysis

Data Analysis

Categorisation

Categorisation

Data Collection

Data Collection

Data Collation

Data Collation

References

References

Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading

Chapter 4. Sources of Information in Applied Social Studies

Chapter 4. Sources of Information in Applied Social Studies

Guides to the Literature of the Social Sciences and Psychology

Guides to the Literature of the Social Sciences and Psychology

General Bibliographies and Catalogues

General Bibliographies and Catalogues

Bibliographies

Bibliographies

Guides to Research

Guides to Research

Review Series

Review Series

Encyclopaedias and Dictionaries

Encyclopaedias and Dictionaries

Handbooks

Handbooks

Conferences and Symposia

Conferences and Symposia

Government Publications

Government Publications

Statistical Information

Statistical Information

Directories

Directories

Periodical Literature

Periodical Literature

Abstracts and Indexes

Abstracts and Indexes

Literature Searching

Literature Searching

Chapter 5. The Use of Data Analysis and the Principles of Probability Theory

Chapter 5. The Use of Data Analysis and the Principles of Probability Theory

Principles of Probability

Principles of Probability

Chapter 6. Simple Descriptive Statistics

Chapter 6. Simple Descriptive Statistics

The Misuse of Graphical Representations of Data

The Misuse of Graphical Representations of Data

Tabulating More than One Variable

Tabulating More than One Variable

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Central Tendency

Chapter 7. Measures of Dispersion

Chapter 7. Measures of Dispersion

Raw Scores and Deviation Scores

Raw Scores and Deviation Scores

The Standard Normal Distribution

The Standard Normal Distribution

Some Uses of Tables of the Normal Distribution Curve

Some Uses of Tables of the Normal Distribution Curve

Recapitulation

Recapitulation

Reference

Reference

Chapter 8. Testing for Differences

Chapter 8. Testing for Differences

Example of Chi-square (χ2) in a One-sample Case

Example of Chi-square (χ2) in a One-sample Case

Example of Chi-square (χ2) in a Two-sample Case

Example of Chi-square (χ2) in a Two-sample Case

Chi-square in the 2 x 2 Case

Chi-square in the 2 x 2 Case

The Accuracy of a Mean

The Accuracy of a Mean

Comparing Two Means from Independent Samples

Comparing Two Means from Independent Samples

Elementary Analysis of Variance

Elementary Analysis of Variance

Presenting the Results of t-tests and Analysis of Variance

Presenting the Results of t-tests and Analysis of Variance

Chapter 9. Testing for Relationships—Correlation and Partial Correlation

Chapter 9. Testing for Relationships—Correlation and Partial Correlation

Product-Moment Correlation

Product-Moment Correlation

The Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient

The Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient

The Kendall Rank Order Correlation Coefficient

The Kendall Rank Order Correlation Coefficient

Kendall's τ in Contingency Tables

Kendall's τ in Contingency Tables

Partial Correlation

Partial Correlation

Chapter 10. Surface Relationships between Variables—Typal Methods

Chapter 10. Surface Relationships between Variables—Typal Methods

Applying Typal Methods to Empirical Data

Applying Typal Methods to Empirical Data

References

References

Chapter 11. Underlying Relationships between Variables—Dimensional Methods

Chapter 11. Underlying Relationships between Variables—Dimensional Methods

Principal Components Analysis

Principal Components Analysis

Factor Analysis

Factor Analysis

Dimensional Analysis using Empirical Data

Dimensional Analysis using Empirical Data

References

References

Chapter 12. The Continuing Process of Research

Chapter 12. The Continuing Process of Research

What is a Computer ?

What is a Computer ?

The Use of the Computer

The Use of the Computer

Data Presentation

Data Presentation

Chapter 13. The Research Report

Chapter 13. The Research Report

Rules of Presentation

Rules of Presentation

SOME FACTORS AFFECTING THE PREVALENCE OF STAMMERING

SOME FACTORS AFFECTING THE PREVALENCE OF STAMMERING

Method

Method

Findings

Findings

Discussion

Discussion

Summary

Summary

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Conclusions

Conclusions

Index

Index

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