TY - BOOK AU - Yegidis,Bonnie L. AU - Weinbach,Robert W. AU - Myers,Laura L. TI - Research methods for social workers T2 - Connecting core competencies series SN - 9780205820115 (student ed. : pbk.) U1 - 361.32072 PY - 2012/// CY - Boston PB - Allyn & Bacon KW - Social service KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Toward evidence-based practice -- 2. Ethical issues in research -- 3. Research problems and questions -- 4. Finding and using existing knowledge -- 5. Focused research questions and research hypotheses -- 6. Group research designs -- 7. Single-system evaluation designs --8. Qualitative research methods -- 9. Sampling issues and options -- 10. Measurement concepts and issues -- 11. Methods for acquiring research data -- 12. Data collection instruments -- 13. Analyzing data -- 14. Disseminating research findings ER -