TY - BOOK AU - Alston Margaret TI - Research for social workers: An introduction to methods SN - 978-0-415-50681-6 U1 - 361.3072 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New york PB - Routledge N1 - Part 1: Beginning social work research 1. Social work research 2. Choosing your topic area 3. Developing research questions 4. Steps in the research process Part II: Research methods for social work 5. Sampling 6. Systematic reviews 7. Surveys and interviews 8. Assessing community needs and strengths Part III: Evaluation 9. How do I evaluate my program? 10. Action research 11. Evidence-based practice and best practice evaluation 12. Research in post-disaster recovery and other crisis situations 13. Other methods Part IV: Statistical analysis 14. Producing results: Qualitative research 15. Producing results: Quantitative research 16. Statistics for social workers: Analysis of a single variable 17. Statistics for social workers: Two or more variables Part V: Bringing it all together 18. Influencing policy and practice 19. Developing a research proposal ER -