PrefaceSocial Work and ResearchGeneration of InquiryThe Social Context of ResearchDimensions of Research DesignNaturalistic DesignsSingle-System ExperimentsGroup ExperimentsSamplingMeasurementData CollectionQuantitative Data AnalysisQualitative ResearchAssessmentEvaluating Outcome at Different Levels of PracticeStudy of Intervention CharacteristicsIntervention Design and DevelopmentAppendix 1. The Library Research ProcessAppendix 2. Guidelines for Preparing a Research Report