You may be wondering why you need to study research methods to prepare yourself for a career in human services." This accessible text will help you to better understand the connection between human service research and practice. Find out the growing number of ways that research is being applied to practice today. With APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH, 7e International Edition, you'll see how research and practice are linked and explore how technology devices such as cell phones, PDAs and computers are affecting research technology.
Chapter 1 Research in the Human Services
Chapter 2 The Logic of Social Research
Chapter 3 Ethical Issues in Social Research
Chapter 4 Issues in Problem Formulation
Chapter 5 The Process of Measurement
Chapter 6 Sampling
Chapter 7 Survey Research
Chapter 8 Analysis of Available Data
Chapter 9 Field Researvh and Qualitative Methods
Chapter 10 Experimental Research
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