Exam #2 Reveiw Flashcards
Attributes of a good research question
Topic is not a research question
Narrow& Specific
Addresses the decision
Should be more than 1 answer
4 Ethical Controversies
- Observing human obedience
- Trouble in the tearoom
- Welfare study withholds benefits from 800 texans
- Social worker submits bogus article to test journal bias
Descriptive Knowledge
Provides us with a picture of how things, and how they were at the time the research was conducted
Applied Research
Develop information that can be used right away
(often used for answering a burning question or make a decision that cannot wait)
Basic Research
Aims to advance the knowledge in the social work profession
Qualitative Research
comprehend human experiences from a viewpoint of individuals who really go through them (Relies on inductive logic)
1. collecting wide range of data
2. observing patterns in the data
3. formulating explanations
4. developing theories
Predictive Knowledge
information that assist us in predicting
*enables us to predict what will happen next
Code of Ethics
set of standards that guide the professional conduct of social workers
4 Purposes of Social Work
- Exploration
2.Explanation - Evaluation
- Description
Longitudinal Studies & 3 types of longitudinal studies
studies that conduct their observation over an extended period of time
1. trend
2. cohort
3. panel
Panel Studies
examine same set of people each time
Trend studies
study changes within the population over time
Cohort studies
Study specific subpopulation as they change over time
SOWK 6 core values
- service
- dignity & worth
- importance of human relationships
- integrity
- social justice
- competence
Criteria involved in narrowing research topic
person interest
information needs of the agency
feasibility
relevance
Why & How we review literature
WHY: a prime source for selecting a research question
so we can identify alternative conceptions of the problem
HOW: examining abstracts, bibliographies, indexes, and library’s subject guide
What is IRB
Institutional Review Board
review all subjects involving human subjects to protect their rights & welfare
Voluntary Participation
people reveal personal information about themselves & that information is them revealed to strangers
Cross Sectional Studies
Analyzes data of variables collected at one given point in time across a sample population
Prescriptive Knowledge
knowledge that suggest what method of intervention is mot likely to be effective
Anonymity
the researcher cannot identify a given response with a given respondent
Steps used in the Quantitive method
- Problem Identification
- Research question formulation
- Literature review
- Construction of hypothesis
- Design & Planning
- Data Collection
- Sorting and analysis of data
- Specification of research finding
- Interpretation of research finding
- Dissemination of research finding
- Use of finding by the social work
Unit of Analysis
refers to the person, collective, or object that is the target of the investigation.
Purposes of Code of Ethics
- Provides core values upon which the social work occupation is based.
- Creates distinct ethical standards that should direct social work practices and represent the core values.
- Guides social workers in their professional considerations and obligations when ethical uncertainties occur.
- Provides ethical standards to which the social work profession can be held liable.
- Establishes the profession’s mission, values and ethical principles and standards for new social workers.
- Makes standards by which the social work profession can assess if a social worker has engaged in unethical practices. Social workers who pledge to abide by this code must comply with its provisions and disciplinary rulings.
