Intervention Research by Mark W Fraser
When social workers draw on experience, theory, or data in order to develop new strategies or enhance existing ones, they are conducting intervention research. This relatively new field involves program design, implementation, and evaluation and requires a theory-based, systematic approach. Intervention Research presents such a framework. The five-step strategy described in this brief but thorough book ushers the reader from an idea's germination through the process of writing a treatment manual, assessing program efficacy and effectiveness, and disseminating findings. Rich with examples drawn from child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, Intervention Research relates each step of the process to current social work practice. It also explains how to adapt interventions for new contexts, and provides extensive examples of intervention research in fields such as child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, and offers insights about changes and challenges in the field. This innovative pocket guide will serve as a solid reference for those already in the field, as well as help the next generation of social workers develop skills to contribute to the evolving field of intervention research.-
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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Content Analysis
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Finding and Evaluating Evidence
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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
"[T]his volume is a very useful addition to the intervention research literature and should be useful to both students of intervention research and practitioners (and future practitioners) who will be the consumers of evidence-based programs"--PsycCritiques "Intervention Research is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers engaged in related work, and is an appropriate choice as a primary or supplementary textbook in master's or doctoral level methodology courses."--Research on Social Work Practice "Intervention Research is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers engaged in related work, and is an appropriate choice as a primary or supplementary textbook in master's or doctoral level methodology courses." -- Byron J. Powell, Washington University, St. Louis, Research on Social Work Practice
Mark W. Fraser, Ph.D ., holds the John A. Tate Distinguished Professorship for Children in Need and is Associate Dean for Research at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Jack M. Richman, Ph.D., is the Dean of the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Maeda J. Galinsky, Ph.D. , is Kenan Distinguished Professor Emerita at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Steven H. Day, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195325492 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195325494 |
| Title | Intervention Research |
| Author | Mark W Fraser |
| Series | Pocket Guides To Social Work Research Methods |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2009-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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