PART 1 An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry in Social Work Chapter 1 Why Study Research? Chapter 2 Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 3 Philosophy and Theory in Social Work Research PART 2 The Ethical, Political, and Cultural Context of Social Work Research Chapter 4 The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research Chapter 5 Culturally Competent Research PART 3 Problem Formulation and Measurement Chapter 6 Problem Formulation Chapter 7 Conceptualization and Operationalization Chapter 8 Measurement Chapter 9 Constructing Measurement Instruments PART 4 Designs for Evaluating Programs and Practice Chapter 10 Causal Inference and Correlational Designs Chapter 11 Experimental Designs Chapter 12 Single-Case Evaluation Designs Chapter 13 Program Evaluation PART 5 Data-Collection Methods with Large Sources of Data Chapter 14 Sampling Chapter 15 Survey Research Chapter 16 Analyzing Existing Data: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods PART 6 Qualitative Research Methods Chapter 17 Qualitative Research: General Principles Chapter 18 Qualitative Research: Specific Methods Chapter 19 Qualitative Data Analysis PART 7 Analysis of Quantitative Data Chapter 20 Quantitative Data Analysis Chapter 21 Inferential Data Analysis: Part 1 Chapter 22 Inferential Data Analysis: Part 2 PART 8Writing Research Proposals and Reports Chapter 23 Writing Research Proposals and Reports Appendix A Using the Library Appendix B Statistics for Estimating Sampling Error Appendix C Proportion under Normal Curve Exceeded by Effect-Size (ES) Values Appendix D Learner's Guide to SPSS 11.0 for Windows Glossary Bibliography Index