Includes bibliographical references (pages 674-686) and index.
Part 1. An introduction to scientific inquiry in social work -- Part 2. The ethical, political, and cultural context of social work research -- Part 3. Problem formulation and measurement -- Part 4. Designs for evaluating programs and practice -- Part 5. Data collection methods with large sources of data -- Part 6. Qualitative research methods -- Part 7. Analysis of quantitative data -- Part 8. Writing research proposals and reports -- Appendix A. Using the Library -- Appendix B. Statistics for estimating sampling error