Conceptual and Practical Research and Statistics for Social Workers, 1st Edition

Conceptual and Practical Research and Statistics for Social Workers?prepares students to intuitively theorize and utilize research and statistics within their social work practice.The book fosters the skills, savvy, and knowledge students need to interpret, apply, and produce studies within the discipline, enhancing their ability to become better consumers and producers of social work research.The book features two main sections, Research and Statistics, and its organization reflects the basic research process. The text begins with coverage of research questions and design and then introduces various data collection methods and instruments. Students then learn how to effectively analyze data and report and disseminate key findings. Throughout, readers build their understanding of methodological, ethical, and logical concepts in research and statistics, become familiar with basic needs assessment and program evaluation, develop the ability to choose appropriate statistics, and more.Employing everyday language, social work examples, metaphors, humor, and visual mapping,?Conceptual and Practical Research and Statistics for Social Workers?helps students tap into their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop key competencies. The text is an ideal resource for both undergraduate and graduate-level programs in social work.Conceptual and Practical Research and Statistics for Social Workers 1st Edition is written by Francis K. O. Yuen and published by Cognella Academic Publishing. ISBNs for Conceptual and Practical Research and Statistics for Social Workers are 82283-1A, 9781793502391, 1793502390 and the print ISBNs are 9781516531219, 1516531213. Additional ISBNs include 9781516576531, 9781516531226, 822831A.