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This open textbook was based on two open textbooks, Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods by Dr. Amy Blackstone and Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students by Dr. Linda Frederiksen and Dr. Sue F. Phelps. Licensing information can be found in the front matter. The following index details where content from each source textbook was used in this manuscript.  New content (as noted below) indicates major additions, such as chapters, sections, subsections, or key concepts that I created.

In all chapters, examples, definitions, and descriptions of concepts were changed to better reflect the social work discipline.  This entailed a substantial revision of the content adapted from both source textbooks.  These revisions are not noted below, as they are too numerous.

Other minor revisions not noted below include editing language for clarity, length, and flow as well as corrections to hyperlinks and citations.  Exercises from both textbooks were not included in this textbook.  This book includes a glossary and practice behavior index not present in either source textbook.

• Chapter 1
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 1: Introduction—sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
    • Chapter 2: Linking methods with theory—section 2.1
  • New content
    • Practice wisdom and tacit knowledge
    • Evidence-based practice
    • Common barriers to research methods for students
    • Images
• Chapter 2
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 4: Beginning a research project—section 4.1
    • Chapter 5: Research design—section 5.4
  • Content from Frederiksen & Phelps
    • Chapter 2: What is a literature review—sections 2.1, 2.3, 2.4
    • Chapter 3: How to get started—sections 3.1, 3.2
    • Chapter 4: Where to find literature—section 4.3
  • New content
    • The purpose of social work research
    • Literature searching description and techniques
    • Images
• Chapter 3
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 5: Research design—section 5.4
    • Chapter 14: Reading and understanding social research—sections 14.1, 14.2
  • Content from Frederiksen & Phelps
    • Chapter 3: How to get started—section 3.4
    • Chapter 5: Evaluating sources—section 5.1
  • New content
    • Confidence intervals
    • Images
• Chapter 4
  • Content from Frederiksen & Phelps
    • Chapter 1: What is a literature review—sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.5
    • Chapter 7: Synthesizing sources—sections 7.1, 7.2
    • Chapter 8: Writing the literature review— sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
  • New content
    • Creating a topical outline
    • Writing a problem statement
    • Signposting
    • Structure of argumentation
    • Revised example outline of literature review
    • Editing a literature review
    • Images
• Chapter 5
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 3: Research ethics—sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
  • New content
    • Levels of IRB review
    • Disciplinary considerations for social workers
    • Images
• Chapter 6
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 2: Linking methods with theory—sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
  • New content
    • Definition of theory
    • Social work theories
    • Images
• Chapter 7
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 5: Research design—sections 5.1, 5.2
  • New content
    • More detailed explanation of idiographic and nomothetic research
    • Control variables
    • Theory building and theory testing
    • Two baskets (approaches) to research
    • Mixed methods
    • Images
• Chapter 8
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 4: Beginning a research project—sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.5
  • New content
    • Added criteria for a good research question and “watch words”
    • Differentiated between quantitative questions and qualitative questions as well as exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory questions
    • Importance as a criteria for evaluating research questions
    • Matching questions and designs
    • Images
• Chapter 9
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 6: Defining and measuring concepts—sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
  • New content
    • Added steps for operationalizing variables and examples
    • Description of operationalization and qualitative research
    • Subtypes of validity and reliability
    • Trustworthiness and authenticity
    • Sources and types of error and bias
    • Images
• Chapter 10
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 7: Sampling—sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
  • New content
    • Location, sampling frame, recruitment, inclusion and exclusion criteria
    • Examples of sampling
    • Images
• Chapter 11
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 8: Survey research: A quantitative technique—sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
    • Chapter 9: Interviews: Qualitative and quantitative approaches—section 9.3
  • New content
    • Examples of longitudinal studies
    • Images
• Chapter 12
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 8: Survey research: A quantitative technique—section 8.5
    • Chapter 12: Other methods of data collection and analysis—section 12.2
  • New content
    • Provided more detail on components of experimental design and the role of testing effects
    • Expanded on internal validity and threats to internal validity, replication, and external validity
    • Images
• Chapter 13
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 9: Interviews: Qualitative and quantitative approaches—sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.4
    • Chapter 12: Other methods of data collection and analysis—section 12.1
  • New content
    • Interview guide with questions, rather than topics
    • Probes
    • Moderators in focus groups
    • Images
• Chapter 14
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 11: Unobtrusive research: Qualitative and quantitative approaches—sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
  • New content
    • Expanded on conducting a secondary data analysis as well as strengths and weaknesses
    • Images
• Chapter 15
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 15: Research methods in the real world—sections 15.1, 15.2
  • New content
    • Components of program evaluation
    • Process evaluation
    • Single-subjects design
    • Participatory action research
    • Images
• Chapter 16
  • Content from Blackstone
    • Chapter 13: Sharing your work—sections 13.1, 13.2, 13.3,
  • New content
    • Social work roles
    • New examples of disseminated works
    • Uniqueness of the social work perspective
    • Images