Finding and Evaluating Evidence by Denise E Bronson
Evidence-based practice (EBP) promises to have a profound impact on social work practice, education, and scholarship, but adopting EBP depends on the availability and accessibility of evidence and on strategies to synthesize this information. Systematic reviews provide a comprehensive, unbiased method for retrieving and synthesizing relevant research. This pocket guide is a concise introduction that describes the steps required to complete a systematic review and the criteria that can be used to assess the quality of existing reviews. The authors provide straightforward information on how to define a search question that captures the problem's parameters, develop a search strategy that is transparent and comprehensive, assess the quality and credibility of existing research, and summarize the available research to support EBP in social work. Providing coverage for both quantitative and qualitative synthesis methods, examples illustrate the steps and decisions associated with each approach to research synthesis. Key points and suggested readings and websites provide avenues for further study. This pocket guide is an excellent introduction to EBP and systematic reviews that will be valued by social work students, practitioners, and scholars.-
Using Complexity Theory for Research and Program Evaluation
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Needs Assessment
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Narrative Inquiry
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Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
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Multilevel Thinking
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Multiple Regression with Discrete Dependent Variables
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Clinical Data-Mining
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Research with Diverse Groups
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Strategies to Approximate Random Sampling and Assignment
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Grounded Theory
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Developing Cross-Cultural Measurement in Social Work Research and Evaluation
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Practice Research in the Human Services
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Developing Cross Cultural Measurement
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Conducting Substance Use Research
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Key Concepts in Measurement
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A Social Justice Approach to Survey Design and Analysis
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Data Analysis with Small Samples and Non-Normal Data
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Randomized Controlled Trials
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Qualitative Methods for Practice Research
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Preparing Research Articles
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Participatory Action Research
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Determining Sample Size
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Conducting Research in Juvenile and Criminal Justice Settings
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Systematic Synthesis of Qualitative Research
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Structural Equation Modeling
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Intervention Research
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Secondary Data Analysis
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Mixed Methods Research
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Analysis of Multiple Dependent Variables
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Policy Creation and Evaluation
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Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
Denise E. Bronson, PhD, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the MSW Program in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University.
Tamara S. Davis, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195337365 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195337360 |
| Title | Finding and Evaluating Evidence |
| Author | Denise E Bronson |
| Series | Pocket Guides To Social Work Research Methods |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2011-10-13 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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