<p>Lecture, two and one half hours. Introduction to various research methodologies, including experimental and quasi-experimental designs, survey research methods, qualitative methods, and single subject and group-based research designs. Exploration of ethical issues pertaining to social welfare and social science research. Students learn and practice formulating research problems, research questions, and hypotheses and learn how to critically review theory and research. Measurement, sampling procedures, and basic descriptive statistics. Letter grading.</p>

Social Welfare

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The program prepares leaders for the profession of social work, and develops the empirical base for all facets of practice.

General Catalog

Social Welfare Research Methods

SOC WLF 213A

4 units