Research and Program Evaluation

• How to Think Like a Scientist - Newsweek Society - MSNBC.com

Social Work Research

• Is social work a profession Special Issue Flexner Revisited Abraham Flexner.
• What is the role of theory in research on social work practice by Bruce Thyer
• A fallibilistic response to Thyer's theory of theory-free empirical research in social work practice by Tomi Gomory.
• Instrument development- Practitioner fear of youthful clients An instrument development and validation study. (Statistical Data Included) Scott K. Okamoto.
• Does the glove really fit. Qualitative research and clinical social work practice. Deborah K. Padgett.  
• Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice
• Ensuring Standards in Social Work Research -- Lindsey 9 (1) 115 -- Research on Social Work Practice
• Inductive Learning.pdf
• Social Work Research Journal
• Research on Social Work Practice Journal
• The Qualitative Report Journal
• Qualitative Research in Social Work
• The Research Process
• Overview Ethnography, Observational Research, and Narrative Inquiry
• Internet for Social Research Methods WELCOME    
• Research Method Knowledge Base (use the index link on the left)
• The Research Process
• The Impact of Social Work Research.pdf

Designs and Instruments

• Formulating a Research Problem
• Companion for Undergraduate Dissertations
• Questionnaires and Surveys - A Free Tutorial
• Community Toolbox -- Use of Focus Group for Consensus Building
• Social Research Update - Focus Groups
• HyperStat Online Logic of Hypothesis Testing
• Psychosocial Measures for Asian-American Populations
• Haig Grounded Theory as Scientific Method
• Constant Comparison Method A Kaleidoscope of Data
• Collecting Data Through Observation
• Module 10B DESIGN OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS; INTERVIEW GUIDES AND INTERVIEW SKILLS International Development Research Centre
• Selecting, designing, and developing your questionnaire -- Boynton and Greenhalgh 328 (7451) 1312 -- BMJ
• QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS - James Neill
• Qualitative versus Quantitative Research Key points in a class debate
• Qualitative versus Quantitative - Del Siegle
• Ways of approaching research Quantitative Designs

Statistics

• HyperStat Online Statistics Textbook
• WINKS Statistics Tutorials
• Dichotomous, Multiple Choice, Rank Order, The Rating Scale, Semantic Differential, Stapel Scale, Constant Sum, Open-Ended, Demo
• Nonparametric Statistics
• Basic Statistics
• Considering The Null Hypothesis (Sherman's Thinkers)
• Hypotheses
• Degrees of Freedom by Chong Ho Yu
• Degrees of freedom
• Stats Degrees of Freedom
• Parameter
• non-parametric statistics Information From Answers.com
• Non-Parametric Tests
• Tutorials Online
• Statistics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Elementary Concepts in Statistics
• Robert Niles' Journalism Help Statistics Every Writer Should Know
• ABC Statistics
• Basic statistics for clinicians. 1. Hypothesis testing
• Descriptive and inferential Statistics
• Elementary Concepts in Statistics
• Statistical hypothesis testing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Statistics notes Cronbach's alpha -- Bland and Altman 314 (7080) 572 -- BMJ
• The Chi-Square Test - Introduction QMSS E-Lessons
• The Statistics Homepage
• Types of Reliability
• Choosing the Correct Statistical Test in SAS
• Degrees of freedom
• Normal distribution

Program Evaluation

• Project STAR - Resource Center
• Enhancing Program Performance With Logic Models
• Index of evaluation recipes
• IEANCEE Training Kit on Evaluation
• Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
• AIMSWeb teaching and learning formative assessment system
• Guidelines for Conducting Focus Groups
• The Resource Center AmeriCorps Evaluation Resources

Research Reports

• NPR Disparities Seen in Breast Cancer Survival Rates
• NPR Exploring the Link Between Dairy and Weight Loss
• NPR-Study Seeks Accurate Count of Child Autism
• The Eighth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research - poster papers.
• Immigrants to U.S. Assimilating Obesity
• NIDA - Publications - NIDA Notes
• Health and Behavior Risks of Adolescents with Mixed-Race Identity -- American Journal of Public Health
• NPR Study Fish Oil Does Not Help Prevent Cancer
• NPR Why Kids Hate to Wear Coats
• NPR The Vitamin C Myth
• NPR Poverty & Mental Health
• NPR Study Casts Doubt on Saw Palmetto as Prostate Remedy
• NPR Spousal Risk of Death Linked to Partner's Hospitalization
• Range, Magnitude, and Duration of the Effects of Disaters on Mental Health Review Update 2005.pdf
• NPR Study Finds Link Between Mother, Child Depression
• A Study of Placement Stability in Illinois
• Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics - A Part Versus Apart The Relationship between Social Workers’ Political Ideology and
• Do Social Workers Make Better Child Welfare Workers Than Non-Social Workers -- Perry 16 (4) 392 -- Research on Social Work Pr
• RAND Study Finds Adolescent Asian Immigrants Improve Their Good Health Habits Over Time
• social workers and general population.pdf
• Data Abuse Child Welfare_091306.ppt

SPSS

• Free General and Specialized Online SPSS Tutorials

NPR Links:

• NPR Can Kids Make the Right Food Choices
• NPR Can Social Support Help in Breast Cancer Fight
• NPR Creativity, Learned or Innate
• NPR Low-Stress Life May Be Best Way to Prevent Colds
• NPR Menopause Study Herbal Remedies Don't Help
• NPR Researchers Find Bias in Nutrition Studies
• NPR Study Humans Can 'Talk' Through Touch
• NPR Teen-Pregnancy Drop Pinned to Contraceptives
• NPR Study Offers New Insights into Obesity
• NPR Students' View of Intelligence Can Help Grades
• NPR VA Tries 'Exposure' Therapy on Older Female Vets
• NPR Primate Gestures May Be Clue to Human Language

• NPR Study Casts Doubt on Saw Palmetto as Prostate Remedy

• NPR Spouse Risk of Death linked to Partner's Hospitalization