Group designs can be valuable to social work research, particularly if the goals of the research are to
explain, predict, or claim causal inferences. Many of these methodologies involve using control or
comparison groups.
What makes these two groups different?
a) validity
b) Reliability
c) Random sampling
d) Random assignment
Philosophy has impacted thought-processes for generations, including those of social and behavioral
scientists. This is true for qualitative research designs, and subsequently qualitative data analysis.
Which philosophical orientation frames the process of qualitative data analysis?
a) Empiricism
b) Afrocentric
c) Deductive
d) Inductive
Joyce is a experienced social work researcher who is asked to conduct a program evaluation.
Although a program evaluation is a type of social and behavioral research, there tends to be some
unique elements.
Joyce has acknowledged these during the program evaluation, from understanding
the research topic to writing the final report. How does the final report differ between a program
evaluation and most other social and behavioral scientific research?
a) Reports for program evaluations emphasize journal publication
b) Reports for program evaluations benefit stakeholders
c) Reports for program evaluations are inferential
d) Reports for program evaluations require more critical thought
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