Research Methods for Generalist Social Work - Softcover

Marlow, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534349536 ISBN 13: 9780534349530

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 1997

Synopsis

This text focuses on how research methods in social work provide indispensable assistance when practitioners are working with individuals, families, and groups in generalist social work settings. This edition makes the connection between between practice and research methods clearer through the presentation of examples, including international perspectives. It expands on the distinctions between positivistic and interpretist approaches to research and strikes a balance between the two methods. The book also provides insights about how research can be used to meet diverse human needs, while illustrating how social workers can be both producers and consumers of research.

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Review

"This is the best undergraduate research text to date! I highly recommend it to colleagues. . ."

About the Author

Christine Marlow, Professor Emerita at the University of New Mexico, served as Dean of Instruction at the University of New Mexico for six years. Previously, she was Professor of Social Work at New Mexico State University and the Project Director and Principal Investigator of the New Mexico Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NM-AGEP), a project designed to diversify the faculty in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and funded by the National Science Foundation. After completing her undergraduate work in anthropology at the University of Wales, she was employed as a social worker in Maine and later received her Masters and Ph.D from the University of Chicago. At New Mexico State University she also served as the Director of the School of Social Work and as Associate Dean of the NMSU Graduate School. Dr. Marlow has authored numerous articles, she was also a Fulbright Scholar in Zimbabwe in 1994, and in Uganda in 2002.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534349536
• ISBN 13: 9780534349530
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336