LibGuides: SW 350/507: Social Work Research Methods: Books

Electronic books

Encyclopedia of Social Work This link opens in a new window
Now a consistently-updated resource from the NASW Press and Oxford University Press, Encyclopedia of Social Work provides students, scholars, and practitioners with a digital guide for a lifetime of social service. With revised and new articles added each month, users can be assured that they are accessing the most up-to-date content on a wide array of topics, from international issues to ethical dilemmas.

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education by S. M. Sajid (Editor); Rajendra Baikady (Editor); Cheng Sheng-Li (Editor); Haruhiko Sakaguchi (Editor)
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9783030399658
Publication Date: 2020-10-24
This handbook addresses the issues and challenges of the delivery of social work education in the contemporary world. It provides an authoritative overview of the key debates, switching the lens away from a Western-centric focus to engage with a much broader audience in countries that are in the process of modernization and professionalization, alongside those where social work education is more developed. Chapters tackle major challenges with respect to curriculum, teaching, practice, and training in light of globalization, providing a thorough examination of the practice of social work in diverse contexts. This handbook presents a contribution to the process of knowledge exchange which is essential to global social work education. It brings together professional knowledge and lived experience, both universal and local, and aims to be an essential reference for social work educators, researchers, and students.

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The Library has an excellent series of Opposing Viewpoints books. Each book covers an issue from both the pro and con point of view. Search by title for "opposing viewpoints" for a list of books on topics such as abortion, adoption, drug use, child welfare...

Reference Handbooks

Handbook of social work in child and adolescent sexual abuse REF HV6570 H36 2008

Handbook of forensic mental health with victimes and offenders: assessment, treatment and research REF HV7428 H28 2007

Handbook of health social work REF HV687 A2 H36 2006

The School services sourcebook REF LB3013.4 S372 2006

Social work dictionary REF HV12 B37 2003

Handbook of domestic violence intervention strategies: policies, programs, and legal remedies REF HV6626.2 H36 2002

The handbook of social work research methods REF HV11 H342 2001

Qualitative Research in Social Work by Anne Fortune; William J. Reid; Jr. Miller
Call Number: HV11 .Q28 2013
ISBN: 9780231161381
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
In this volume, progressive experts survey recent trends in qualitative study, which relies on small sample groups and interview data to better represent the context and complexity of social work practice. Chapters address different approaches to qualitative inquiry, applications to essential areas of research and practice, integration of qualitative and quantitative methods, and epistemological issues.
Fundamentals of Social Work Research by Rafael J. Engel; Russell K. Schutt
Call Number: HV11 .E57 2010
ISBN: 9781412954167
Publication Date: 2009-10-09
Fundamentals of Social Work Research is a briefer, but thoroughly re-worked version of the Engel and Schutt′s The Practice of Research in Social Work 2e which will provide an engaging text for introductory social work research classes. The Practice of Research in Social Work introduced research methods as an integrated set of techniques to investigate social work practice methods and problems. The brief edition will continue to integrate substantive practice-related examples with research techniques, present ethical decision making as a part of every aspect of the research design process, and infuse content on diversity and populations at risk throughout the text. The format is appropriate for courses in social work research methods which are one quarter or one semester in length.