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Research Methods in Child Welfare
Amy J.L. Baker
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Description for Research Methods in Child Welfare
Hardback. Covers the methodological challenges and the real-life constraints of research in child welfare settings. This volume addresses topics that include the ethics involved in researching children and their families and the limits of confidentiality within this population. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 halftones, 0 color illus., 40 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Social service agencies are facing the same expectations in quality management and outcomes as private companies, compelling staff members and researchers to provide and interpret valid and useful research to stakeholders at all levels in the field. Child welfare agencies are particularly scrutinized. In this textbook, two highly experienced researchers offer the best techniques for conducting sound research in the field. Covering not only the methodological challenges but also the real-life constraints of research in child welfare settings, Amy J. L. Baker and Benjamin J. Charvat present a volume that can be used both for general research methods and as ... Read more
Social service agencies are facing the same expectations in quality management and outcomes as private companies, compelling staff members and researchers to provide and interpret valid and useful research to stakeholders at all levels in the field. Child welfare agencies are particularly scrutinized. In this textbook, two highly experienced researchers offer the best techniques for conducting sound research in the field. Covering not only the methodological challenges but also the real-life constraints of research in child welfare settings, Amy J. L. Baker and Benjamin J. Charvat present a volume that can be used both for general research methods and as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231141307
SKU
V9780231141307
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About Amy J.L. Baker
Amy J. L. Baker is director of research at the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection at the New York Foundling and the author of Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind (2007), which was featured in the New York Times. She is the author or coauthor of more than seventy peer-reviewed publications and five ... Read more
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