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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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Published in:Research on Social Work Practice Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 129 - 135
Main Author: Shaw, Ian
Format: Editorial
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Mar2012
Subjects:
Social work research
Quantitative research
Attribution (Social psychology)
Social problems
History
Research methodology
Problem solving methodology
Qualitative research methodology
Experimental design
Research evaluation
Mathematical variables
Psychology of Research personnel
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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 challenge of quantitative research addressing comparative outcomes. He also compares quantitative and qualitative methods, and mix of both the methods in social work research.