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 8
Writing 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