Overview
- methodological issues addressed within the framework of operationalization and conceptualization, measurement, research design, data collection, and data analysis
- how using the anonymous enrollment technique can be applied to intervention research to engage and retain respondents in case studies
- how Rasch Analysis, a statistical method, may discern differences in the subjective experiences of members of different racial groups
- specific examples of how constituent involvement in research projects enhances access to respondents and increases the validity of data
- why social work practitioners as well as social work researchers must evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, and skills when dealing with cross-cultural populations
- Discussions on ethical and political issues This compilation of research on methodological issues not only introduces you to new techniques for working with oppressed or minority populations, but also creates new questions and areas of study, such as how to develop culture-specific instruments that better measure depression and its expression among African-American and white populations. Social Work with Minority and Oppressed Populations will provide you with the correct methods and strategies to research cross-culture populations and enable you to address specific problems that different ethnic groups and minorities face.
This book title, Social Work Research with Minority and Oppressed Populations (Methodological Issues and Innovations), ISBN: 9781138996304, by Miriam Potocky, Antoinette Y Rodgers Farmer, published by Taylor & Francis (October 31, 2016) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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