LibGuides: Doctoral Social Work Research: Research Methods

Methods and Design

Explore the SAGE Research Methods Map to learn more about various research methods and find definitions of research terms. Click on the image of the map below to interact with the map online or to open an accessible version.

Research Methods Books to Explore

Graduate Research Methods in Social Work by Matt DeCarlo, Cory Cummings, and Kate Agnelli
This book helps graduate social work students through every step of the research process, from conceptualization to dissemination. It centers cultural humility, information literacy, pragmatism, and an equal emphasis on quantitative and qualitative methods.
Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services by Jeane Anastas
Research Design for Social Work and the Human Services integrates a range of research techniques into a single epistemological framework and presents a balanced approach to the teaching of research methods in the "helping professions."
Guidebook for Social Work Literature Reviews and Research Questions by Rebecca L. Mauldin and Matthew DeCarlo
This short guidebook provides information about selecting a research topic and research questions, searching for literature, reading and understanding scholarly writing, and writing a literature review to synthesize what is known and what remains to be learned about a social problem.
Encyclopedia of Research Design by Neil J. Salkind (Editor)
The Encyclopedia of Research Design explains how to make decisions about research design, undertake research projects in an ethical manner, interpret and draw valid inferences from data, and evaluate experiment design strategies and results.

Research Design Resources

Research Design and Design Notation Guide

Research Methods Books to Explore

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods by Lisa M. Given
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods presents current and complete information as well as ready-to-use techniques, facts, and examples from the field of qualitative research in a very accessible style.
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection by Uwe Flick (Editor)
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection is an overview of the methodological developments available to social science researchers.
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods by Paul J. Lavrakas
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods presents state-of-the-art information and methodological examples from the field of survey research.
Participatory Action Research by Hal A. Lawson, James Caringi, Loretta Pyles, Janine Jurkowski, and Christine Bozlak
This volume provides a methodological structure and operational guidelines for preparing and deploying people from various walks of life as co-researchers, and it provides a proven strategy for generating practice- and policy-relevant knowledge as problem-solving in real world contexts proceeds.

Doctoral Social Work Research: Research Methods

Research Methods Resources

Methods and Design

Research Methods Books to Explore

Research Design Resources

Research Methods Books to Explore