Randomized Controlled Trials by Phyllis Solomon
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered by many researchers and providers to be the gold standard of health and social service effectiveness research. However, there exist scant resources that deal with the complex nature of designing and implementing RCTs in community-based settings. This clearly written pocket guide provides researchers and social service practitioners insight into each step of an RCT. The goal of this text is to enable readers to understand, design, and implement a community-based RCT. From the initial stage of planning the RCT and developing its conceptual foundations through implementation, the authors provide a wealth of detail and case studies from social work practice research that assist readers to comprehend the detailed information provided. Accessible, concrete advice is woven throughout the text and tackles the many design and implementation challenges that arise in community practice settings. The importance of utilizing a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods is encouraged due to the intricate nature of RCT research in community-based environments. Through utilizing practical case examples, this pocket guide reviews the essentials of RCTs in a manner that will appeal to researchers, practitioners and students alike who are seeking the necessary tools to build the empirical knowledge base for community-based psychosocial interventions for social work.-
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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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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Finding and Evaluating Evidence
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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
"I would recommend this book to novice researchers looking for help with the details of starting and running a community-based clinical trialRunning a community-based randomized trial is a strenuous, multiyear endeavor. This quick and easy read is likely to save time and increase the chance of long term success."--Paul Florsheim, PhD, for Doody's Health Sciences Review
Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D., is a Professor of social Work in the School of Social Policy & Practice and Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mary M. Cavanaugh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jeffrey Draine, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry at the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195333190 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195333195 |
| Title | Randomized Controlled Trials |
| Author | Phyllis Solomon |
| Series | Pocket Guides To Social Work Research Methods |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2009-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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