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SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Social Work
Week 1
Research Review
Each group is assigned an area of social work research that was covered in SW 240. Please
discuss each of the terms listed and develop a written definition of the concept to share with the
class.
Group 1: Quantitative Research Designs
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Survey Research Designs
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Single System Designs
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Experimental Group Research Designs
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Quasi-experimental Group Research Designs
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Pre-experimental Group Research Designs
Group 2: Qualitative Research Designs
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Biography
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Phenomenology
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Grounded Theory
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Ethnography
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Case Study
2
Group 3: Measurement
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Categorical variables (nominal and ordinal)
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Continuous variables (interval and ratio)
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Reliability
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Validity
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Measurement error
Group 4: Ethics in Research
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Anonymity
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Confidentiality
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Consent to participate
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Institutional Review Board
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Special populations and consent to participate
Group 5: Data Collection Methods
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Interviews
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Focus Groups
3
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Observation
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Surveys
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Secondary data
Group 6: Sampling
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Sample
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Population
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Random sampling
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Convenience sampling
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Generalizability
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Representativeness