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Intervention Research: Developing Social Programs (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods)
by Mark W. Fraser Jack M. Richman Maeda J. Galinsky Steven H. DayWhen social workers draw on experience, theory, or data in order to develop new strategies or enhance existing ones, they are conducting intervention research. This relatively new field involves program design, implementation, and evaluation and requires a theory-based, systematic approach. Intervention Research presents such a framework. The five-step strategy described in this brief but thorough book ushers the reader from an idea's germination through the process of writing a treatment manual, assessing program efficacy and effectiveness, and disseminating findings. Rich with examples drawn from child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, Intervention Research relates each step of the process to current social work practice. It also explains how to adapt interventions for new contexts, and provides extensive examples of intervention research in fields such as child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, and offers insights about changes and challenges in the field. This innovative pocket guide will serve as a solid reference for those already in the field, as well as help the next generation of social workers develop skills to contribute to the evolving field of intervention research.
Intervention Research: A Practical Guide for Developing Evidence-based School Prevention Programmes (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Nyanda McBrideThis book offers a step-by-step guide to intervention research, including the methods and techniques that researchers, higher degree research students and others can use when pursuing intervention research in schools and other settings. Guided by the Intervention Research Framework, it also provides practical information on linking a program developed using a comprehensive, evidence-based approach, to research and evaluation processes. The handbook also illustrates how to select an appropriate research sample for research; how to develop valid and reliable instruments for measuring change, including how to devise appropriate measures for assessing behavioural change; how to recruit and negotiate with schools (and other settings) for research involving young people; how to measure and incorporate measures of fidelity of implementation to understand dose response and behavior change; and how to optimize data collection and dissemination. The development and longitudinal assessment of the multi award-winning School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project (SHAHRP) – the first alcohol harm reduction study to assess the impact of a school-based classroom intervention on alcohol use, alcohol-related behaviors and alcohol-related harm using a harm reduction paradigm – provides a practical example of the intervention research processes described in this handbook.
Intervention Research: Design and Development for Human Service
by Edwin J Thomas Jack RothmanThis interdisciplinary book presents a comprehensive conceptual and methodological treatment of intervention research, a developing area of empirical inquiry that aims to make research more directly relevant and applicable to practice. Intervention Research contains original chapters by the most highly regarded scholars in the field. These experts explain how to distinguish intervention research from other modalities, demonstrate a new model of research for the design and development of interventions, and provide guidelines for conducting intervention research in practice with individuals, families, and community organizations. Providing useful observations and a wealth of ideas, authors offer conceptual schemes, results from recent design and development studies, and strategies and methodologies to help professionals make their research more usable and meaningful. Chapters cover such important topics as the acquisition of relevant knowledge, meta-analysis in intervention research, methods and issues in designing and developing interventions, and field testing and evaluating innovative practice interventions. The book depicts intervention research through case illustrations and promotes the use of new technologies for developing innovative practice methods. Intervention Research focuses on Intervention Design and Development--the part of intervention research involving the creation of reliable, practical tools of social intervention in user-ready form. It sets forth systematic procedures for designing, testing, evaluating, and refining needed social technology and for disseminating proven techniques and programs to professionals in the community.Intervention Research has a base in social work, but is highly interdisciplinary. Authors contributing to this text come from a variety of fields, including psychology, sociology, education, information science, and communications. Professors and educators working in schools of public health, education, urban planning, nursing, and public administration, or teaching courses in psychology, sociology, or upper-level social work, will find this book full of comprehensive and practical information that is advantageous for their work.
Intervention Research: Design and Development for Human Service
by Edwin J Thomas Jack RothmanThis interdisciplinary book presents a comprehensive conceptual and methodological treatment of intervention research, a developing area of empirical inquiry that aims to make research more directly relevant and applicable to practice. Intervention Research contains original chapters by the most highly regarded scholars in the field. These experts explain how to distinguish intervention research from other modalities, demonstrate a new model of research for the design and development of interventions, and provide guidelines for conducting intervention research in practice with individuals, families, and community organizations. Providing useful observations and a wealth of ideas, authors offer conceptual schemes, results from recent design and development studies, and strategies and methodologies to help professionals make their research more usable and meaningful. Chapters cover such important topics as the acquisition of relevant knowledge, meta-analysis in intervention research, methods and issues in designing and developing interventions, and field testing and evaluating innovative practice interventions. The book depicts intervention research through case illustrations and promotes the use of new technologies for developing innovative practice methods. Intervention Research focuses on Intervention Design and Development--the part of intervention research involving the creation of reliable, practical tools of social intervention in user-ready form. It sets forth systematic procedures for designing, testing, evaluating, and refining needed social technology and for disseminating proven techniques and programs to professionals in the community.Intervention Research has a base in social work, but is highly interdisciplinary. Authors contributing to this text come from a variety of fields, including psychology, sociology, education, information science, and communications. Professors and educators working in schools of public health, education, urban planning, nursing, and public administration, or teaching courses in psychology, sociology, or upper-level social work, will find this book full of comprehensive and practical information that is advantageous for their work.
Intervention Research in Learning Disabilities: An International Perspective (Disorders Of Human Learning, Behavior, And Communication Ser.)
by Bernice Y. L.Wong Thomas E. ScruggsIntervention Research in Learning Disabilities is based on proceedings of the Symposium on Intervention Research sponsored by the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) of the Council for Exceptional Children and held at Purdue University, November 14-16, 1988. It presents a wide range of critical issues and insights, both theoretical and practical, related to research with learning disabled individuals. The book is divided into four broad sections: issues in intervention research, academic interventions, social and behavioral interventions, and postsecondary interventions. It considers both present and future directions of such research. Topics explored include variance and verities in learning disability interventions, instruction derived from the strategy deficit model, enhancement of academic performance with mnemonic instruction, the content enhancement model for promoting content acquisition, interactive teaching and learning, social skills training (and an alternative approach to social skills training), the use of schema in research on the problem solving of learning disabled adolescents, and intervention effectiveness at the postsecondary level.
Interventionen Revisited: Friedensethik und Humanitäre Interventionen
by Bernhard Rinke Christiane Lammers Reinhard Meyers Georg SimonisAuch die mit humanitären Zielen begründeten Interventionen der jüngsten Vergangenheit haben die Vorbehalte nicht beseitigen können, die in der Friedensforschung gegen gewaltsame Interventionen in Drittstaaten bestehen. Vor dem Hintergrund einer größeren Interdependenz in einer globalisierten Welt, in der Regierungen universellen Normen unterliegen, stellt sich die Frage, mit welchen Mitteln zur Sicherung der Menschenrechte Einzelner und von Gemeinschaften interveniert werden sollte. Seitens der Friedensforschung steht eine Klärung dieser Frage noch aus. Ebenso wichtig ist der Aspekt, welche zivilen Alternativen zu militärischen Interventionen bestehen. Der Band greift diese vielschichtige Thematik auf und möchte einen Beitrag zu ihrer erneuten Diskussion leisten.
Interventions: Activists and Academics Respond to Violence
by E. Castelli J. JakobsenThis collection brings together top scholars to discuss the significance of violence from a global perspective and the intersections between the global structures of violence and more localized and intimate forms of violence. Activists and academics consider questions such as; are there situations in which violence should be politically supported? Are non-violent or anti-war movements in the US able to effectively respond to violence? Do we need to rethink our understanding of both 'religion' and 'secularism' in light of the current world situation? Have new paradigms been developed in response to violence? The essays in this collection offer inclusive analysis of particular situations and creative alternatives to the omnipresence of violence.
Interventions: Rethinking the nineteenth century (Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century,inventions rethinking nineteenth century)
by Andrew Smith Anna BartonThis book aims to intervene in current critical contexts for the study of nineteenth-century literature within the academy and beyond. Topics discussed include science and technology, poetry and philosophy, the Gothic, anatomical exhibitions, the global spread of liberalism, Anglo-American publishing, Punjabi popular culture and the neo-Victorian in literature, film and performance. By bringing together a broad range of intellectually challenging perspectives, the book offers an engaging critical overview of the field of nineteenth-century literary studies that will appeal both to scholars working within the field and students and teachers encountering this fascinating area of study for the first time.
Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Translating Science into Practice
by Sam Goldstein and Jack A NaglieriChildren are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders at a staggering rate—as many as one in 110, according to some studies. To this sobering statistic add the familiar figures of the toddler disengaged from his peers, the middle schooler shunned in the lunchroom, and the adult struggling with social cues on the job, and professionals are faced with a mounting challenge: to assist and support young people with these disorders to ensure their successful transition to adolescence and adulthood.The first volume dedicated solely to its topic, Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of programs currently in use. Contributors explore programs focusing on long-term outcomes, home- and classroom-based strategies, resilience training for parents, and pharmacological management of symptoms. Background chapters review issues in reliability and validity of interventions and evaluating treatment effectiveness. And an especially cogent chapter discusses the centrality of treatment integrity to best practice. Comprehensive programs and targeted interventions covered include:The Early Start Denver Model for young children.The TEACCH program for children, adults, and families.The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) and CARD eLearning.PROGress: a program for remediating and expanding social skills.Evidence-based strategies for repetitive behaviors and sensory issues.Self-regulation strategies for students with autism spectrum disorders.Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders is an essential resource for researchers, professionals/practitioners, and clinicians in a wide array of fields, including clinical child, school, and developmental psychology; child and adolescent psychiatry; education; rehabilitation medicine/therapy; social work; and pediatrics.
The Interview: From Formal to Postmodern
by Andrea Fontana Anastasia H ProkosUsed by everyone from survey researchers to oral historians, the interview may be the most basic and essential field method in the qualitative researcher’s toolkit. In this concise, student-friendly guide, Fontana and Prokos give a cogent introduction to the history, types, and methods of interviewing in the social sciences. They outline the range of ways in which interviews are conducted, both structured and unstructured, then provide instruction on conducting and interpreting interviews, and address ethical considerations in eliciting information from people. The authors also point to recent and future trends that will affect the use of this method. For researchers who need a primer and for students in methods courses or assigned fieldwork projects in other courses across the social sciences, this short, inexpensive volume is ideal.
The Interview: From Formal to Postmodern
by Andrea Fontana Anastasia H ProkosUsed by everyone from survey researchers to oral historians, the interview may be the most basic and essential field method in the qualitative researcher’s toolkit. In this concise, student-friendly guide, Fontana and Prokos give a cogent introduction to the history, types, and methods of interviewing in the social sciences. They outline the range of ways in which interviews are conducted, both structured and unstructured, then provide instruction on conducting and interpreting interviews, and address ethical considerations in eliciting information from people. The authors also point to recent and future trends that will affect the use of this method. For researchers who need a primer and for students in methods courses or assigned fieldwork projects in other courses across the social sciences, this short, inexpensive volume is ideal.
The Interview: An Ethnographic Approach (Association Of Social Anthropologists Monographs)
by Jonathan SkinnerWhat are new interview methods and practices in our new 'interview society' and how do they relate to traditional social science research? This volume interrogates the interview as understood, used - and under-used - by anthropologists. It puts the interview itself in the hotseat by exploring the nature of the interview, interview techniques, and illustrative cases of interview use.What is a successful and representative interview? How are interviews best transcribed and integrated into our writing? Is interview knowledge production safe, ethical and representative? And how are interviews used by anthropologists in their ethnographic practice?This important volume leads the reader from an initial scrutiny of the interview to interview techniques and illustrative case studies. It is experimental, innovative, and covers in detail matters such as awkwardness, silence and censorship in interviews that do not feature in general interview textbooks. It will appeal to social scientists engaged in qualitative research methods in general, and anthropology and sociology students using interviews in their research and writing in particular.
The Interview: An Ethnographic Approach
What are new interview methods and practices in our new 'interview society' and how do they relate to traditional social science research? This volume interrogates the interview as understood, used - and under-used - by anthropologists. It puts the interview itself in the hotseat by exploring the nature of the interview, interview techniques, and illustrative cases of interview use.What is a successful and representative interview? How are interviews best transcribed and integrated into our writing? Is interview knowledge production safe, ethical and representative? And how are interviews used by anthropologists in their ethnographic practice?This important volume leads the reader from an initial scrutiny of the interview to interview techniques and illustrative case studies. It is experimental, innovative, and covers in detail matters such as awkwardness, silence and censorship in interviews that do not feature in general interview textbooks. It will appeal to social scientists engaged in qualitative research methods in general, and anthropology and sociology students using interviews in their research and writing in particular.
Interview Exercises for the Police Recruit Assessment Process (Practical Policing Skills Series)
by Richard Malthouse Jodi Roffey-BarentsenThis practical and accessible book focuses on the interview, which forms a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process. This book identifies the nature of the interview and fully explains what to expect in the way of interaction with the assessor. It offers clear guidance on preparation for, and performance in, the interview and identifies the core competencies tested within the exercise. The range of practice exercises and detailed guidance increases confidence and competence and helps candidates to fully prepare for this aspect of the test.
Interview und Dokumentarische Methode: Anleitungen für die Forschungspraxis (Qualitative Sozialforschung)
by Arnd-Michael NohlDie Dokumentarische Methode ist eine Methodologie der qualitativen Sozialforschung, die sich seit langem in der Forschungspraxis bewährt hat. In diesem Buch wird in umfassender Weise theoretisch begründet und forschungspraktisch gezeigt, wie mit der Dokumentarischen Methode Interviews ausgewertet werden. Dabei wird dem narrativen Charakter von Interviews, seien diese leitfadengestützt oder biographisch angelegt, besonders Rechnung getragen. Neben der formulierenden und reflektierenden Interpretation der Interviews geht es um deren Vergleich und um die sinn- wie soziogenetische Typenbildung. Das Buch zeigt in seiner fünften Auflage zudem wichtige Weiterführungen der dokumentarischen Interpretation narrativ fundierter Interviews auf, ist mit seinen ausführlichen Forschungsbeispielen vor allem aber eine Anleitung für die Forschungspraxis.
Interview und dokumentarische Methode: Anleitungen für die Forschungspraxis (Qualitative Sozialforschung)
by Arnd-Michael NohlDie dokumentarische Methode ist eine Methodologie der qualitativen Sozialforschung, die sich seit langem in der Forschungspraxis bewährt hat. In diesem Buch wird erstmals in umfassender Weise theoretisch begründet und forschungspraktisch gezeigt, wie mit der dokumentarischen Methode Interviews ausgewertet werden. Dabei wird dem narrativen Charakter von Interviews, seien diese leitfadengestützt oder biographisch angelegt, besonders Rechnung getragen. Neben der formulierenden und reflektierenden Interpretation der Interviews geht es um deren Vergleich und um die sinn- wie soziogenetische Typenbildung. Das Buch zeigt methodologische Hintergründe der dokumentarischen Interpretation narrativ fundierter Interviews auf, ist mit seinen ausführlichen Forschungsbeispielen vor allem aber eine Anleitung für die Forschungspraxis.
Interview und dokumentarische Methode: Anleitungen für die Forschungspraxis (Qualitative Sozialforschung)
by Arnd-Michael NohlDie dokumentarische Methode ist eine Methodologie der qualitativen Sozialforschung, die sich in der Forschungspraxis bewährt hat. In dieser Neuauflage wird umfassend theoretisch begründet und forschungspraktisch gezeigt, wie mit dieser Methode Interviews ausgewertet werden. Dabei wird dem narrativen Charakter von Interviews, seien diese leitfadengestützt oder biographisch angelegt, besonders Rechnung getragen. Neben der formulierenden und reflektierenden Interpretation der Interviews geht es um deren Vergleich und um die sinn- wie soziogenetische Typenbildung. Das Buch zeigt methodologische Hintergründe der dokumentarischen Interpretation narrativ fundierter Interviews auf, ist mit seinen ausführlichen Forschungsbeispielen vor allem aber eine Anleitung für die Forschungspraxis.
Interview und dokumentarische Methode: Anleitungen für die Forschungspraxis (Qualitative Sozialforschung)
by Arnd-Michael NohlDie dokumentarische Methode ist eine Methodologie der qualitativen Sozialforschung, die sich seit langem in der Forschungspraxis bewährt hat. In diesem Buch wird erstmals in umfassender Weise theoretisch begründet und forschungspraktisch gezeigt, wie mit der dokumentarischen Methode Interviews ausgewertet werden. Dabei wird dem narrativen Charakter von Interviews, seien diese leitfadengestützt oder biographisch angelegt, besonders Rechnung getragen. Neben der formulierenden und reflektierenden Interpretation der Interviews geht es um deren Vergleich und um die sinn- wie soziogenetische Typenbildung. Das Buch zeigt methodologische Hintergründe der dokumentarischen Interpretation narrativ fundierter Interviews auf, ist mit seinen ausführlichen Forschungsbeispielen vor allem aber eine Anleitung für die Forschungspraxis.
Interview und dokumentarische Methode: Anleitungen für die Forschungspraxis (Qualitative Sozialforschung)
by Arnd-Michael NohlDie dokumentarische Methode ist eine Methodologie der qualitativen Sozialforschung, die sich seit langem in der Forschungspraxis bewährt hat. In diesem Buch wird erstmals in umfassender Weise theoretisch begründet und forschungspraktisch gezeigt, wie mit der dokumentarischen Methode Interviews ausgewertet werden. Dabei wird dem narrativen Charakter von Interviews, seien diese leitfadengestützt oder biographisch angelegt, besonders Rechnung getragen. Neben der formulierenden und reflektierenden Interpretation der Interviews geht es um deren Vergleich und um die sinn- wie soziogenetische Typenbildung. Das Buch zeigt methodologische Hintergründe der dokumentarischen Interpretation narrativ fundierter Interviews auf, ist mit seinen ausführlichen Forschungsbeispielen vor allem aber eine Anleitung für die Forschungspraxis.
Interviewer- und Befragtenverhalten: Theoretische Ansätze und methodische Konzepte (Studien zur Sozialwissenschaft #106)
by Jost ReineckeDieses Buch behandelt die praktische Handhabung von Interviewer- und Befragtenverhalten auf der Grundlage von Theorien rationalen Handelns. Neben der Einführung in die Thematik gibt der erste Teil des Buches einen Überblick über die theoretischen Ansätze zum Interviewer- und Befragtenverhalten sowie eine soziologisch-theoretische Integration dieser Ansätze. Der zweite Teil widmet sich den Verzerrungsursachen von Befragungsergebnissen. Im dritten Teil werden mit Hilfe einer mündlichen Befragung systematisch Einflüsse von sichtbaren und nichtsichtbaren Merkmalen von Tendenzen zur sozialen Erwünschtheit auf das Antwortverhalten untersucht. Abschließend werden die empirischen Ergebnisse mit den theoretischen Ansätzen konfrontiert, Meß- und Operationalisierungsprobleme dargelegt sowie praktische Kosequenzen für die empirische Sozialforschung genannt.
Interviewing and Interrogation for Law Enforcement
by John E. HessEasy-to-read and practical, this text uses a survey approach and numerous examples to illustrate interviewing skills and techniques. Using his years of experience as an instructor at the FBI Academy, the author dispels some of the mystery surrounding the interview process by sharing techniques and ideas that have been used successfully. The author has years of experience as an FBI academy instructor.
Interviewing and Interrogation for Law Enforcement
by John E. HessEasy-to-read and practical, this text uses a survey approach and numerous examples to illustrate interviewing skills and techniques. Using his years of experience as an instructor at the FBI Academy, the author dispels some of the mystery surrounding the interview process by sharing techniques and ideas that have been used successfully. The author has years of experience as an FBI academy instructor.
Interviewing: The Basics (The Basics)
by Mark HoltonThis text outlines the relative merits of qualitative interviewing to new and emerging scholars in an accessible way. This is achieved not by providing an exhaustive ‘how-to’ guide but in introducing researchers to the interview technique and using examples of ‘best practice’ from across the social sciences.To ensure the book is both accessible and inclusive, efforts have been made to include case studies from a diverse range of authors, including those from different ethnic and social backgrounds, from outside Western Europe/North America, and from non-academic sources. This book will therefore introduce the reader to the key themes surrounding interview design, implementation, analysis and presentation, using examples and case studies from research across the social sciences. Crucially, the book will not provide exhaustive guidance on how to conduct the techniques. Instead, each chapter includes a range of interview design activities for readers to try which might help them engage with the chapter topics, as well as a 'Summary' box which comprises a short annotated reading list of key texts relating to each of the chapter topics and a checklist of things to consider relating to the chapter topics.
Interviewing: The Basics (The Basics)
by Mark HoltonThis text outlines the relative merits of qualitative interviewing to new and emerging scholars in an accessible way. This is achieved not by providing an exhaustive ‘how-to’ guide but in introducing researchers to the interview technique and using examples of ‘best practice’ from across the social sciences.To ensure the book is both accessible and inclusive, efforts have been made to include case studies from a diverse range of authors, including those from different ethnic and social backgrounds, from outside Western Europe/North America, and from non-academic sources. This book will therefore introduce the reader to the key themes surrounding interview design, implementation, analysis and presentation, using examples and case studies from research across the social sciences. Crucially, the book will not provide exhaustive guidance on how to conduct the techniques. Instead, each chapter includes a range of interview design activities for readers to try which might help them engage with the chapter topics, as well as a 'Summary' box which comprises a short annotated reading list of key texts relating to each of the chapter topics and a checklist of things to consider relating to the chapter topics.
Interviewing Children about Sexual Abuse: Controversies and Best Practice
by Kathleen Coulborn FallerA core issue for professionals responsible for addressing sexual abuse is how to correctly identify cases. Interviewing Children About Sexual Abuse: Controversies and Best Practice critically reviews the research and practice on the spectrum of issues related to interviewing the sexually abused child. Its chapters cover all the most important topics that interviewers must keep in mind, from the accuracy of children's memories to appropriate types of questions to include to the use of interview aids, and within each chapter is a comprehensive review of research and practice, leading to conclusions that can be used to guide practice in this most sensitive of assignments.