<p>Discussion, three hours. Review of areas of research of concern to social workers, with special attention to design, instrument construction, data collection, data processing, data reduction, analysis, and interpretation. Designs studied include survey, panel, experimental observation, and theory development research. S/U or 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

Research in Social Welfare

SOC WLF 285B

4 units