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The document outlines learning objectives for students completing a chapter on social work research. After completing the chapter, students will be able to summarize how social work practice and research have developed over time, identify characteristics of evidence-based practice, and recognize alternative sources of knowledge compared to scientific knowledge. Students will also be able to define different types of knowledge from research, differentiate between basic and applied research, and distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research methods.

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Ideas For Objectives

The document outlines learning objectives for students completing a chapter on social work research. After completing the chapter, students will be able to summarize how social work practice and research have developed over time, identify characteristics of evidence-based practice, and recognize alternative sources of knowledge compared to scientific knowledge. Students will also be able to define different types of knowledge from research, differentiate between basic and applied research, and distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research methods.

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After completing the chapter, students will be able to:

 Summarize how social work practice and research have been developed and linked as the field
of social work has progressed.
 Identify and describe the characteristics of evidence-based practice.
 Recognize various forms of alternative sources of knowledge (logic, tradition, and authority)
and identify when decisions and pinions are being influenced by these sources.
 Describe why scientific knowledge is preferable to alternative sources of knowledge
when making social work practice decisions.
 Define the types of knowledge derived from scientific research (descriptive,
predictive, and prescriptive), and identify which type or types are being sought in a
given research study.
 Differentiate research studies based on the study’s general purpose or goal (basic
versus applied research).
 Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research methods and describe at
least the basic characteristics of each.

After completing the chapter, students will be able to:


 Summarize the general concept of “ethics” and describe how ethics relate to social
work research.
 Analyze the link between historical examples of research participant abuse and the
ethics and
standards that have been designed to protect those involved in research.
 Identify the steps involved in utilizing an Institutional Review Board (IRB).
 Examine the standards for protection of research participants that have evolved in
the social work field, such as voluntary informed consent, no unnecessary pain and
suffering, and confidentiality.
 Interpret current ethical issues involved in social work research, such as dual-role
relationships, using deception in research, and withholding treatment for comparison
purposes.

After completing the chapter, students will be able to:


 Explain the importance of correctly identifying a research problem before
formulating research questions and developing a research study.
 Establish the priority of a research problem based on a number of factors, such as
the number of people affected by the problem or the utility of any potential
research findings.
 Propose several research questions based on an identified research problem.
 Recognize the suitability of specific research questions for either qualitative or
quantitative research methods, or a combination of both methods.

After completing the chapter, students will be able to:


 Describe the literature review and its main purposes in the research process.
 Examine potential sources of information and try to include only trustworthy
information in the literature review.
 Scrutinize less trustworthy sources of information for inclusion in the literature
review
when appropriate
 Organize the summary of a literature review;
 Recognize the appropriate role for the author in a written summary of the literature
review.
 Use database internet searches to locate and evaluate professional journal articles.
 Develop focused research questions based on the research problem and information
gathered through the literature review.

After completing the chapter, students will be able to:


 Summarize the questions asked when developing a research design.
 Differentiate between the various categorizations of research discussed in Chapter 1
and in this chapter.
 Contrast the features of cross-sectional, pretest-posttest, and longitudinal research
designs.
 Compare the types of knowledge targeted in exploratory, descriptive, and
explanatory research studies.
 Identify the similarities and differences between pre-experimental, experimental,
and quasi- experimental research designs.
 Assess the qualities of a good research design, with reference to the importance of
internal and external validity.

After completing the chapter, students will be able to:


 Summarize the key characteristics of qualitative research designs.
 Examine the research methods used in qualitative research, including
sampling, data collection, and data analysis techniques.
 Describe the various research paradigms that traditionally use predominantly
qualitative methods.
 Interpret the evaluation criteria for qualitative research methods.

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