Research Methods for Social Work: Being Producers and Consumers of Research (2nd Edition)

Research Methods for Social Workers: Becoming Producers and Consumers of Research places considerable emphasis on how research and social work practice are connected. It prepares students to be effective in both the consumer and producer research roles with more emphasis on the producer role in the Second Edition. Emphasizing the CSWE-mandated areas of social work, with special attention to social work ethics, diversity, and social and economic justice, as well as Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods. Illustrations and case vignettes are included throughout each chapter, and discussion and exercise questions are included at the end of each chapter.