# Scientific Inquiry in Social Work

- By: Matthew DeCarlo
- Publisher: Open Social Work Education
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/scientific-inquiry-in-social-work)
- Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- Online: https://pressbooks.pub/scientificinquiryinsocialwork/
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- eBook: https://pressbooks.pub/scientificinquiryinsocialwork/front-matter/welcome/
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As an introductory textbook for social work students studying research methods, this book guides students through the process of creating a research project. Students will learn how to discover a researchable topic that is interesting to them, examine scholarly literature, formulate a proper research question, design a quantitative or qualitative study to answer their question, carry out the design, interpret quantitative or qualitative results, and disseminate their findings to a variety of audiences. Examples are drawn from the author's practice and research experience, as well as topical articles from the literature. There are ancillary materials available for this book.