| Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services Contributor(s): Anastas, Jeane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231118902 ISBN-13: 9780231118903 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: Going beyond the "how to" approach of many textbooks to underscore the assumptions and biases that guide all scholarly investigation, Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services integrates a range of research techniques into a single epistemological framework and presents a balanced approach to the teaching of research methods in the "helping professions". Jeane W. Anastas begins with a discussion of the different philosophical perspectives within which social research occurs and continues with problem formulation, research design, and methodological issues influencing data collection, analysis, and dissemination. She presents both fixed (quantitative) and flexible (qualitative) methods of research, granting legitimacy, value, utility, and relevance to both styles of inquiry. Utilizing complete case studies to illustrate different methodological approaches, Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services integrates material on women and people of color, and draws attention to the ways racism, heterosexism, sexism, and classism affect the conceptualization and conduct of research. Anastas not only exposes these biases but actively addresses the experience, needs, and concerns of clients of both genders and different races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, cultures, and classes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - History | Asia - China - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 361.007 |
| LCCN: 99038959 |
| Lexile Measure: 1400 |
| Physical Information: 1.55" H x 7.3" W x 10.28" (2.77 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services integrates a range of research techniques into a single epistemological framework and presents a balanced approach to the teaching of research methods in the "helping professions." Jeane W. Anastas begins with a discussion of the different philosophical perspectives within which social research occurs and continues with problem formulation, research design, and methodological issues influencing data collection, analysis, and dissemination. She presents both fixed (quantitative) and flexible (qualitative) methods of research, granting legitimacy, value, utility, and relevance to both styles of inquiry. Utilizing complete case studies to illustrate different methodological approaches, Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services integrates material on women and people of color, and draws attention to the ways racism, heterosexism, sexism, and classism affect the conceptualization and conduct of research. Anastas not only exposes these biases but actively addresses the experiences, needs, and concerns of clients of both genders and different races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, cultures, and classes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Anastas, Jeane: - Jeane W. Anastas is professor of social work at NYU's Silver Schoolof Social Work. From 2011 to 2014 she served as president of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), which also named her a Social WorkPioneer in 2015. In 2007, she received the Council on Social Work Education'saward for the Greatest Recent Contribution to Social Work Education; in 2011 she received the Distinguished Teaching Medal at New York University; and in 2012 she received the Feminist Scholar Award from CSWE's Women's Council. Sheis the author of Doctoral Education in Social Work (Oxford, 2012). As of May, 2017, she is the US Delegate for Social Work for Oxford University Press. |