Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Essential Research Methods for Social Work (SW 385R Social Work Research Methods)

Rubin, Allen,Babbie, Earl R.

ISBN 10: 0840029136 / ISBN 13: 9780840029133

Published by Cengage Learning, 2012

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This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Essential Research Methods for Social Work (SW 385R Social Work Research Methods)
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0840029136
• ISBN 13: 9780840029133
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Reader friendly and clear, Rubin and Babbie's concise and social work-specific research methods text provides you with the tools you need to understand the essential content for the course. Illustrations and examples throughout show you how you can apply research to practice. Outlines, introductions, boxes, chapter endings with main points, review questions and exercises, and Internet exercises present the information and practice you need to succeed. As part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, this book thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

About the Authors

Allen Rubin has been doing and teaching research since 1976, when he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Renowned in social work, Dr. Rubin has written several research texts, published numerous research studies on social work practice, and is a past president of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Earl R. Babbie graduated from Harvard University before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and began teaching shortly thereafter. Credited with defining research methods for the social sciences, Dr. Babbie has written several texts, including the bestselling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH and THE BASICS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH.