Quantitative Research Methods for Social Work: Making Social Work Count - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Barbra Teater is Associate Professor in Social Work at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, USA.

John Devaney is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Donald Forrester is Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University, UK.

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Social work knowledge and understanding draws heavily on research, and the ability to critically analyse research findings is a core skill for social workers. However, while many social work students are confident in reading qualitative data, a lack of understanding in some basic statistical concepts means that this same confidence does not always apply to quantitative data.

In this authoritative text, a collection of leading names in social work research and academia unpack the basic concepts of quantitative research methods – including reliability, validity, probability, variables and hypothesis testing – and explore key areas of data collection, analysis and evaluation, providing a detailed examination of their application to social work practice.