SW 300 Chapter 2: Formulating Research Questions
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The experience of practical problems in our field. Literature: requests for proposals (rfps): describe some problem that the agency would like researchers to address. The approach they would like to see taken to investigate and address the problem. The amount they would be willing to pay for such a study: influenced by background, culture, education, and experiences. Most research questions are geared toward our clients. The profession welcomes research studies containing 1+ of the following: pure questions that increase our knowledge base. Asked by social workers, for social work: applied questions that evaluate our social work interventions. Become more active in assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of our interventions. Research questions must determine the most effective ways of helping people. Rqs must evaluate the usefulness of our social service programs currently being funded. Achieve accountability by answering well-formulated, wel: social problems studied must be changeable thought-out research questions.
