The Positive Contributions of Quantitative Methodology to Social Work Research: A View From the Sidelines.

The article presents the author's comments on the use of quantitative methodology in research on social services. He says that the quantitative approach attracted him during his undergraduate days as a sociology student at Sheffield University. He discusses the radical intellectual and logical chall...

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Publicado en:Research on Social Work Practice Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 129 - 135
Autor principal: Shaw, Ian
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Mar2012
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        Qualitative research methodology
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        Psychology of Research personnel
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          Problem solving methodology
          Qualitative research methodology
          Experimental design
          Research evaluation
          Mathematical variables
          Psychology of Research personnel
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