Pt. 1. Research design in context. The nature of science in the helping professions
The problem formulation process
pt. 2. Types of research designs. Flexible method research
Flexible methods : case study design
Fixed methods : descriptive research
Fixed methods : relational and longitudinal research
Fixed methods : experimental research
pt. 3. The elements of research design. Research ethics for the helping professions
Who will be studied : sampling
Basic issues in data collection
pt. 4. Methods of data collection. Observation
Selecting an existing measure
pt. 5. Methods of data analysis and dissemination. The content analysis of narrative data
Principles of inferential statistics
Computer-assisted data analysis
