Research Methods for Social Workers

Additional resource chapters

1. The Evaluation Research and Evidence-Based Practice Partnership
   Arline Fink
2. Evaluation Use: Both Challenge and Mandate
   Michael Quinn Patton
3. Intended Process Uses: Impacts of Evaluative Thinking and Experiences
   Michael Quinn Patton
4. Conceptualizing the Intervention: Alternatives for Evaluating Theories of Change
   Michael Quinn Patton
5. The Planning Stage and Needs Assessment
   James R. Dudley
6. Crafting Goals and Objectives
   James R. Dudley
7. Implementation Stage: Improving How Programs and Practices Work
   James R. Dudley
8. Understanding the Agency, the Community, and the Funder
   Soraya M. Coley and Cynthia A. Scheinberg
9. Writing the Needs or Problem Statement
   Soraya M. Coley and Cynthia A. Scheinberg

Basic concept links

Below are links to other websites, documents and Online resources that may help you with better understanding the practice of evaluation in social work.

• eGlossaries
• Evaluation Standards and Checklists
• Data and Statistics: Sites with links to other WWW sites
• Statistics/Data Analysis How-To's
• eEvaluation Manuals (Step-By-Step)  
• eResources for Your Evaluation Toolbox
• e-Program Evaluation Assessment,
• Measurements, and Instruments
• Data Sources
• Evaluation Associations
• Evaluation Listservs
• Foundations
• Federal Government Agencies
• Tools to Locate Government Agencies
• Journals and Online Publications
• Participatory Evaluation
• Individual Evaluation How-To Documents
• Sites with Multiple Evaluation How-To Documents
• Libraries and Document Repositories
• Organizations with Evaluation-Related Information
• Sites with Links to other WWW Lists
• State Agency Contacts
• Social Work Related Sites

Additional how-to-do manuals

1. American Physiological Society.(2002). Planning and effective program evaluation: A short course for project directors. Bethesda, MD: Author.
2. Hatry, H.P., Cowan, J., Weiner, K., & Lampkin, L.M. (2003). Developing community-wide outcome indicators for specific services.Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
3. Horizon Research. (1997). Taking stock: A practical guide to evaluating your own programs. Chapel Hill, NC: Author.
4. Lampkin, L.M., & Hatry, H.P. (2003). Key steps in outcome management. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
5. Urban Institute. (2003). Surveying clients about outcomes. Washington, DC: Author.
6. W.K. Kellogg Foundation. (2004). Logic model development guide. Battle Creek, MI: Author.