Metodologie v sociální práci – Urban David (2023)

The publication focuses on methodology in the field of social work. Here, the reader will gain information about research strategies of both qualitative and quantitative nature, specific methods and techniques, selection of research samples, research ethics, and various aspects of processing and analyzing research data. The text serves as a comprehensive source of information on methods and techniques of social science research, as well as an easily understandable guide for conducting research and working with data. The book presents the entire research process in social work, addressing its purpose and specifics compared to other fields. It focuses on defining the research problem, objectives, and research questions, and further describes the specifics of research procedures, primarily using practical examples from numerous conducted research projects and defended student works in social work that the authors supervised or opposed. It also mentions the most common mistakes in defining and formulating. A separate chapter is dedicated to formulating hypotheses. Significant space is also devoted to research strategy, individual methods, data collection techniques, and their subsequent processing, utilization, and potential distortion of results. The publication will be particularly beneficial for students and academics in the field...