SWK 391: Understanding Social Research

Helpful citations for SWK 391

**BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH & STATISTICS** *Encyclopedia of Social Work* 19th edition
Agency-Based Research, 136-142.	Interviewing, 1527-1539.
Computer Utilization, 594-613	Qualitative Research, 2009-2015
Ethical Issue in Research, 884-893.	Single System Designs, 2164-2168.
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs, 909-916.	Survey Research, 2385-2393.
Information Systems, 1470-1479.	Welfare Employment Programs: Evaluations, 2499-2508

The Scientific Method and Practice of Social Work Single System Designs

Alter, C. & Wayne, E. (1990). Evaluating Your Practice NY: Springer.

Behling, J & Merves, E. (1984). The Practice of Clinical Research: The Single Case Method. University Press

Bloom, M., Fischer, J. & Orme, J. G. (1999). Evaluation Practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Bloom, M. (1994). Single-system designs in social services: Issues and options for the 1990's. Journal of Social Service Research, 13.

Campbell, J. (1990). Ability of practitioners to estimate client acceptance of evaluation procedures. Social Work, 35:1:9-17.

Encyclopedia of Social Work 19TH edition Single System Designs, 2164-2168.

Katzer, et al (1990). Evaluation Information, Addison-Wesley.

Kelley. D. L. (1999). How to Use Control Charts for Healthcare. Milwaukee: American Society for Quality.

Krishef, C. H. (1991). Fundamental Approaches to Single Subject Design and Analysis. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing.

Neuman, S. B. & McCormick, S. (1995). Single-subject experimental research: Applications for literacy. Newark, Del. : International Reading Association.

Tripodi, T. (1994). A Primer On Single-Subject Design For Clinical Social Workers, Washington, DC: NASW

Goal Attainment Scaling

Bailey, D. B. Jr. & Simefonsson, R. J. (1988). Investigation of use of goal attainment scaling to evaluate individual progress of clients with severe and profound mental retardation. Mental Retardation, 26(5), 289
Becker, H., Stuifbergen, A. & Timmerman, G. (2000). Goal attainment scaling to measure individual change in intervention studies. Nursing Research, 49 (3): 176-184.
de Beurs, E., Lange, A. & Blonk, R.W. B. (1993). Goal attainment scaling: An idiosyncratic method to assess treatment effectiveness in agoraphobia. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 15(4), 357
Fleuridas, C., Rosenthal, D. M.& Leigh, G. K. (1990). Family goal recording: An adaptation of goal attainment scaling for enhancing family therapy assessment. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy,16(4), 389-
Gliner, J. A., Ross, T. & Spencer, K. C. (1999)The Use of Goal Attainment Scaling to Evaluate Student Involvement in Transition. Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 21 (3); 27-33.
Gordon, J. E., Powell, C. & Rockwood, K. (1999). Goal attainment scaling as a measure of clinically important change in nursing-home patients. Age and Ageing, 28 (3): 275-83.
Joyce, B. M., Rockwood, K. J., & Mate-Kole, C. C. (1994). Use of goal attainment scaling in brain injury in rehabilitation hospital. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 73(1), 10
Kiresuk, T. J., Smith A., Cardillo, J. E. (1994). Goal Attainment Scaling: Applications, Theory, and Measurement. Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates.
MacKay, G., Somerville, W. & Lundie, J. (1996). Reflections on goal attainment scaling (GAS): cautionary notes and proposals for development. Educational Research, 38 (2), 161
MacKay, G., McCool, S., & Cheseldine, S. (1993). Research section: Goal attainment scaling: A technique for evaluating conductive education. British Journal of Special Education, 20(4),143
Martin, S. B., & Thompson, C. L. (1995). Reality therapy and goal attainment scaling: A program for freshman student athletes. Journal of Reality Therapy, 14(2), 45
Palisano, R. J. (1993). Validity of goal attainment scaling in infants with motor delays. Physical Therapy, 73 (10), 651
Rockwood, K., Stolle, P. & Fox, R. A. (1993).Use of goal attainment scaling in measuring clinically important change in the frail elderly. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 46(10), 1113-
Rockwood, K., Joyce, B. & Stolee, P. (1997).Use of goal attainment scaling in measuring clinically important change in cognitive rehabilitation patients. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 50 (5), 581-
Ottenbacher, K. J. & Cusick, A. (1990). Goal attainment scaling as a method of clinical service evaluation. The American Journal of Occupational, 44(6), 519
Palisani, R. J., Haley, S. M. & Brown, D. A. (1992). Goal attainment scaling as a measure of chang in infants with motor delays. Physical Therapy, 72(6), 432-
Reddon, J.R., Dautovich, N.D. & North, C.A. (2001). Goal attainment scaling in relation to the global assessment of functioning scale in functional disorders and organic disorders in psychogeriatric inpatients. Clinical Gerontologist, 23 (3/4) 69-82.
Rockwood, K. et al. (2003). Responsiveness of goal attainment scaling in a randomized controlled trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 56 (8) 736-743.
Sajatovic, M. & Ramirez, L. F. (2001). Rating Scales in Mental Health. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc. (pages 178-186).
Schlosser, R. W. (2004). Goal attainment scaling as a clinical measurement technique in communication disorders: A critical review. Journal of Communication Disorders, 37 (3) 217-239.
Stolee, P., Rockwood, K., & Fox, R. A. (1992).The use of goal attainment scaling in a geriatric care setting. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 40(6), 574
Yip, A. M., Gorman, M. C. & Rockwood, K. (1998). a standardized menu for goal attainment scaling in the care of frail elders. The Gerontologist, 38 (6): 735-
Young, A. & Chesson, R. (1997). Goal attainment scaling as a method of measuring clinical outcome for children with learning disabilities. The British journal of occupational therapy, 60 (3),11-

Case Study Approach [Kostlan (1954) and Sines (1959) are key studies for validity of the Case Study Approach]

Caputo, R. K.(1988). The Tao of Evaluation: Deriving Good from Flawed methodology. Administration in Social Work, 12 (3):
Gilgun, J.F. (1994). A case for case studies in social work research. Social Work, 39(4): 371-380.
Kostlan, A. (1954). A method for the empirical study of psychodiagnosis. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 35 (2): 83-88.
Reid, W. & Strother, P. (1988). Super problem solvers: A systematic case study. Social Service Review 62 (3): 430
Marson, S.M. & Powell, M.R. (2000). Resolving the Transportation Problem in a Rural Community: A Case Study of Robeson County's Solution to TANF. Rural Social Work, 6 (1), 26-32.
Poindexter, C.C. (1999). Promises in the plague: Passage of the Ryan Whit comprehensive AIDS Recources emergnecy Act as a case study or legislative action. Health and Social Work, 24 (3): 51-68.
Rivas. R.F. & Hull, G. (2000). Case Studies in Generalist Practice. Belmont, CA, Brooks/Cole.
Sines, L. (1959). The relative contribution of four kinds of data to accuracy in personality assessment. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 23 (6): 483-492.

Target Problem Scaling

Nezu, A. M. & Nezu, C. M. (1993). Identifying and Selecting Target Problems for Clinical Interventions: A Problem-Solving Model. Psychological assessment, 5 (3): 254-
Mordkoff, J. T. & Miller, J. (1993). Redundancy Gains and Covariation With Two Different Target: The Problem of Target Preferences and the Effects of Display Frequency. Perception and psychophysics, 53 (5): 527-

Effective use of Social Science Literature

General Overview

Fischer, R.L. (2000). Reading and reviewing research: Tips for the informed consumer. Families in Society, 81 (2), 211-212.
Hart, C. (1998). Doing a Literature Review. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Examples: Dissertations and Theses

Baker, L.R.P.(1998). Social work intervention to increase compliance with home apnea monitoring. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens.

Bowman, J. R. (1983). The organization of spontaneous adult social play. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Foulk, R. C. (1984). Child maltreatment: An examination of models of causation and the issue of standarazid measurement. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Haga, F. (1990). Staying in or getting out: "importation," behavior, coercive program assignment and length of stay in juvenile training schools. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Kania, R.R.E. (1982). Discipline in small police forces: An ethnographic examinaiton of bureaucratic social control. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charolottesville.

Locklear, V. S. (1985). A cross cultural study to determine how mental health is defined in a tri-racial county in southeastern North Carolina. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Marson, S.M. (1991). The utility of a Marxian framework for sociology of aging. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Marson, S. M. (1976). Identifying variables related to successful treatment in an alcoholic inpatient rehabilitation facility. Unpublished master’s thesis, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Rimberg, J. (1959). The motion picture in the Soviet Union: 1918-1952: A sociological analysis. Published doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, New York.

Roscigno, V. J. (1996).Race, place, and the reproduction of educational disadvantage: The Black-White cap and local structures of opportunity. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Saylor. J. (1972). Intelligence, personality, and demographic correlates of orientation and mobility skills, personal- social skills and vocational skills of blind persons. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Schmalleger, F. (1974). The sociology of dreams. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Strong, J. (1991). A study of the Pitt County mental health center adolescent substance abuse program: Aftercare follow-through and client outcomes. Unpublished master’s thesis, East Carolina University, Greenville.

Examples: Journal Articles

Affinnih, Y. H.(1999). A review of literature on drug use in sub-Saharan Africa countries and its economic and social implications. Substance Use and Misuse, 34 (3): 443-449.
Anctil, T. M. & Degeneffe, C. E. (2003),. Self-Management and Social Skills Training for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Tools for the Rehabilitation Counselor to Facilitate Success in Community Settings: A Literature Review. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 34, (1), 17-24.
Anderson, J. L. (1989). The nurse's role in cancer rehabilitation: Review of the literature. Cancer Nursing, 12(2), 85-94.
Bachman, S.S., Drainoni, M. & Tobias, C. Medicaid Managed Care, Substance Abuse Treatment, and People with Disabilities: Review of the Literature
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Beart, S.; Hardy, G.; Buchan, L. (2005). How People with Intellectual Disabilities View Their Social Identity: A Review of the Literature Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18 (1) 47-56.
Berger, R. J. (1989). Female delinquency in the emancipation era: A review of the literature. Sex Roles, 21(5/6), 375-400.
Bevill, Alicia R. & Gast, D. L. (1998). Social safety for young children: A review of the literature on safety skills instruction. Topics in early childhood special education, 18 (4): 222
Blai, B. (1989). Health consequences of loneliness: A review of the literature. Journal of American College Health, 37(4), 162-167.
Bristow, D. P & Herrick, C. A. (2002). Emergency Department Case Management: The Dyad Team of Nurse Case Manager and Social Worker Improve Discharge Planning and Patient and Staff Satisfaction While Decreasing Inappropriate Admissions and Costs: A Literature. Review Lippincotts Case Management, 7 (6), 243-254.
Brown, R. L. (2000). Will Pre-Funding Provide Security for Social Security? A Review of the Literature. Journal of Insurance Issues, 23 (1) 48-
Broyles, R. W. & Rosko, M. D. (1988). The demand for health insurance and health care: A review of the empirical literature. Medical Care Review, 45(2), 255-290.
Chaskin, R. J. (1997). Perspectives on neighborhood and community: A review of the literature. Social Service Review, 71 (4), 521-
Castle, N. G. & Mor, V. (1996). Hospitalization of nursing home residents: A review of the literature, 1980-1995. Medical Care Research and Review, 53 (2), 123-148.
Cate R.M.; Levin L.A.; Richmond L.S. (2002). Premarital relationship stability: A review of recent research Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19 (2) 261-284.
Coe, R. (1998). Can feedback improve teaching? A review of the social science literature with a view to identifying conditions under which giving feedback to teachers will result improved performance. Research Papers in Education, 13 (1): 43-
Corcoran, J. (2000) Ecological factors associated with adolescent sexual activity. Social Work in Health Care, 30 (4) 93-
Covell C.N.; Scalora M.J., (2002). Empathic deficits in sexual offenders - An integration of affective, social, and cognitive constructs. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 7 (3) 251-270.
Craig, K. M. (2002). Examining hate-motivated aggression: a review of the social psychological literature on hate crimes as a distinct form of aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 7 (1), 85-101.
Cravener, P. A. (1999). Faculty experiences with providing online courses: Thorns among the roses. Computers in Nursing, 17 (2), 42-52.
Crisp B. R.; Lister P.G., (2002). Assessment methods in social work education: A review of the literature. Social Work Education, 21 (2) 259-269.
Cvinar, J. G. (2005). Do Suicide Survivors Suffer Social Stigma: A Review of the Literature. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 41 (1) 14-21.
DeBord, J. B. (1989). Paradoxical interventions: A review of the recent literature. Journal of Counseling and Development, 67(7), 394-396.
Dowswell T.; Towner E., (2002). Social deprivation and the prevention of unintentional injury in childhood: A systematic review. Health Education Research 17 (2) 221-237.
Dulmus, C. N. & Wodarski, J. S. (1997). Prevention of childhood mental disorders: A literature review reflecting hope and a vision for the future. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 14 (3), 181-
Dunkel, J., Ageson, A.-T. & Ralph,C. J Encountering violence in field work: A risk reduction model. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 20 (3/4) 5-18.
Early, T. J. & Poertner, J. (1993). Families with children with emotional disorders: A review of the literature. Social Work, 38(6), 743-751.
Engs, R. C. & Hanson, D. J. (1990). Gender differences in drinking patterns and problems among college students: A review of the literature. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 35(2), 36-47.
Ertl, M. A. & McNamara, J. R. (1997). Treatment of juvenile sex offenders: A review of the literature. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal,14 (3), 199-
Evans, L. K., & Strumpf, N.E.(1989). Tying down the elderly: A review of the literature on physical restraint. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 37(1), 65-72.
Farley, M & Kelly, V. (2000). Prostitution: A Critical Review of the Medical and Social Sciences Literature. Women and Criminal Justice, 11 (4) 29-
Fitzgerald, B. (1999). Children of lesbian and gay parents: A review of the literature. Marriage & Family Review, 29 (1), 57 -
Fong, R.& Mokuau, N. (1994). Not simply "Asian Americans": Periodical literature review on Asians and pacific islanders. Social Work. 39(3), 298-304.
Frasciello, L. M. & Willard, S. G. (1995). Anorexia nervosa in males: A case report and review of the literature. Clinical Social Work Journal, 23(1), 47-58.
Frederick, B. P. & Olmi, D. J.(1994). Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A review of the literature on social skills deficits. Psychology in the Schools, 31(4), 288-294.
Garton, L. & Wellman, B. (1995). Social impacts of electronic mail in organizations: A review of the research literature. Communication Yearbook, 18, 434-453.
Glasrud, B. A.(1999). Western black soldiers since the buffalo soldiers: A review of the literature. The Social Science Journal, 36 (2): 251-
Glodich, A. M. (1998). Traumatic exposure to violence: A comprehensive review of the child and adolescent literature. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 68 (3): 321-
Gooch. P. & Living, R. (2004). The Therapeutic Use of Videogames within Secure Forensic Settings: a Review of the Literature and Application to Practice. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67 (8) 332-341.
Greene A.D.; Latting J.K., (2004). Whistle-Blowing as a Form of Advocacy: Guidelines for the Practitioner and Organization. Social Work, 49 (2) 219-230.
Gregoire, T. K., Propp, J. & Poertner, J. (1998). The supervisor's role in the transfer of training. Administration in Social Work, 22 (1), 1-
Grayston, A. D. & De Luca, R. V. (1999). Female perpetrators of child sexual abuse: A review of the clinical and empirical. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 4 (1), 93 -
Griffiths, M. Violent Video Games and Aggression: A Review of the Literature. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 4 (2), 203 -
Grubb, H. J. (1989). The bi-polar prepubescent adolescent: A literature review and clinical case study of an eleven-year-old black female. The Journal of Black Psychology, 15(2), 129-147.
Gruber, J. E. (1989). How women handle sexual harassment: A literature review. Sociology and Social Research, 74(1), 3-16.
Guest, T. Using the eating disorder examination in the assessment of bulimia and anorexia: Issues of reliability and validity. Social Work in Health Care,31 (4) 71-84.
Hart, S. (1996). The cultural dimension of social movements: A theoretical reassessment and literature review. Sociology of Religion, 57 (1), 87-97
Current Status and Future Directions in Family Caregiving and Aging People with Intellectual Disabilities

Hensing, G., Alexanderson, K. & Bjurulf, P. (1998). How to measure sickness absence? Literature review and suggestion of five basic measures. Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine, 26 (2): 133-
Herndon M.K.; Moore III J.L. (2002). African American Factors for Student Success: Implications for Families and Counselors. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 10 (3) 322-327.
Honeywell-Johnson, J. A. & Dickinson, A. M. (1999). Small group incentives: A review of the literature. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 19 (2): 89-
Horder, W. (2004). Reading and Not Reading in Professional Practice. Qualitative Social Work, 3 (3) 297-311.
Horgan, O. & MacLachlan, M. (2004). Psychosocial adjustment to lower-limb amputation: A review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 26, (14-15) 837-850.
Horsman, J. M., Sheeran, P. (1995). Health care workers and HIV/AIDS: A critical review of the literature. Social Science & Medicine, 41 (11), 1535-1568.
Jackson, S. M. (1999). Issues in the dating violence research: A review of the literature. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 4 (2), 233 -
Jones, L. (1993). Decision making in child welfare: A critical review of the literature. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. 10 (3), 241-152
Wensing, M., Jung, H. P. & Grol, R. (1998). A systematic review of the literature on patient priorities for general practice care. Part 1: description of the research domain. Social Science & Medicine, 47 (10): 1573-
Home Health Care Utilization: A Review of the Research for Social Work

Health and Social Work, 1 August 2004, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 219-244(26)
Kama, A. (2000). From Terra Incognita to Terra Firma: The logbook of the voyage of the gay men's community into the Israeli public sphere. Journal of Homosexuality,38 (4), 133 -
Kerr C.; Hawker S.; Hardey M.; Powell J.; Payne S. (2002). The communication of information about older people between health and social care practitioners. Age and Ageing 31 (2) 107-117.
Kim, C. R.& Rickman, L. S. (1988). Psychological aspects of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report and review of the literature. Military Medicine, 153(12), 638-640.
Koch, P. B. (1988). Diabetes and female sexuality: A review of the literature. Health Care for Women International, 9(4), 251-258.
Kot, LeeA., & Shoemaker, H. M. (1999). Children of divorce: An investigation of the developmental effects from infancy through adulthood. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 31 (1/2),161-
Kovacs, P. J. & Black, B. (1999). Volunteerism and older adults: Implications for social work practice. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 32 (4), 25 -
Kronick, R. F., Morton, J. & Peterson, L. (1989). Dealing with dropouts: A review of the literature and preliminary findings. Education,110(1), 123-129.
Laflamme, I. & Diderichsen, F. (2000). Social differences in traffic injury risks in childhood and youth-a literature review and a research agenda. Injury Prevention, 6 (4) 293-298.
Lester, D. & Smith, B. (1989). Applicability of Kubler-Ross's stages of dying to the suicidal individual: A review of the literature, Psychological Reports. 64(2), 609-610.
Lovejoy, P. E. (1989). The impact of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa: A review of the literature. Journal of African History, 30(3), 365-379.
Lovell-Troy, L. A. (1989). Teaching techniques for instructional goals: A partial review of the literature. Teaching Sociology, 17(1), 28-37.
*Low, J. T. S., Payne, S., & Roderick, P. (1999). The impact of stroke on informal carers: a literature review. Social Science & Medicine, 49 (6), 711 -
Lowe, J. I., Barg, F. K. & Bernstein, M. W. (1994). Educating African-Americans about cancer prevention and detection: A review of literature. Social Work In Health Care. 21(4),17-36.
Lyons, P. & Wodarski, J. S. (1996). Risk assessment for child protective services: A review of the empirical literature on instrument performance. Social Work Research, 20 (3), 143-156.
Manktelow, R. (2002). The Influence of Social Factors on Psychiatric Hospitalisation in Northern Ireland: A Review of the Literature; An Analysis of Official Statistics and the Implications for Social Workers. Irish Journal of Social Work Research, 2 (2) 57-72
Markstrom-Adams, C. (1989). Androgyny and its relation to adolescent psychological well-being: A review of the literature. Sex Roles, 21(5/6), 325-340.
Marson, S. M. & Della Fave, R. L. (1994). A Marxian review of gerontological literature. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. 21(2), 109-126.
Martin, D. (1988). A review of the popular literature on co-dependency. Contemporary Drug Problems, 15(3), 383-398.
McChesney, Kay Y. (1995). A review of the empirical literature on contemporary urban homeless families. Social Service Review, 69(3), 429-460.
McMillen, J. C. (1999). Better for it: How people benefit from adversity. Social Work, 44 (5): 455-467.
McWhirter, B. (1990). Loneliness: A review of current literature with implications for counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 68, 417-422.
Mendes, P. (2005). The history of social work in Australia: A critical literature review. Australian Social Work, 58 (2) 121-131.
Miller, K. A. (1989). Enhancing early childhood mainstreaming through cooperative learning: A brief literature review. Child Study Journal, 19(4) 285-291.
Millner, L. & Widerman, E. (1993). Women's health issues: A review of the current literature in the social work journals, 1985-1992. Social Work In Health Care, 19(3/4), 145-453.
Mistiaen, P., Duijnhouwer, E., & Ettema, T. (1999). The construction of a research model on post-discharge problems based on a review of the literature 1990-1995. Social Work in Health Care, 29 (4), 33 -
Moradi B., Subich L.M. & Phillips J.C., (2002). Revisiting Feminist Identity Development Theory, Research, and Practice. The Counseling Psychologist, 30 (1) 6-43.
Mosher, C. M. (2001). Research: The social implications of sexual identity formation and the coming-out process: A review of the theoretical and empirical literature. Family Journal, 9 (2) 164-173
Moskowitz, J.M. (1989). The prevention of alcohol problems: A critical review of the research literature. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 50(1), 54-61
*Murphy, J., & Delucchi, M. A. (1998). A review of the literature on the social cost of motor-vehicle use. Journal of Transportation and Statistics, 1 (1), 15-(free at web site).
NcWhirter, B. T. (1990). Loneliness: A review of current literature, with implications for counseling and research. Journal of Counseling and Development, 68(4), 417-422.
Nelson, J. R., Roberts, Maura L., & Rutherford Jr., R. B. (1999). Has public policy exceeded our knowledge base? A review of the functional behavioral assessment literature. Behavioral Disorders, 24 (2)169 .
Newhill, C. E & Sites, E. W. (2000). Identifying Human Remains Following an Air Disaster: The Role of Social Work. Social Work in Health Care, 31 (4), 85-106.
O'Lear, S. (1997). Migration and the environment: A review of recent literature. Social Science Quarterly 78 (2), 606-623.
*Ong, L.M.L., De Haes, J.C.J.M. & Lammes, F.B. (1995). Doctor-patient communication: A review of the literature. Social Science & Medicine, 40 (7), 903-
Orr, S. T. (2004). Social Support and Pregnancy Outcome: A Review of the Literature Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 47 (4) 842-855.
Pittman, D. J. (1996). What do we know about beneficial consequences of moderate alcohol consumption on social and physical well-being? A critical review of the recent literature. Contemporary Drug Problems, 23 (3), 389-406.
Platzer, H. (1989). Post-operative confusion in the elderly--a literature review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 26(4), 369-379.
Rai, V. K. & Plichta, S. B. (1998). The Role of Social Support in Breastfeeding Promotion: A Literature Review. Journal of Human Lactation, 14 (1): 41-46.
Raj A.; Silverman J., (2002). Violence Against Immigrant Women: The Roles of Culture, Context, and Legal Immigrant Status on Intimate Partner Violence. Violence Against Women, 8 (3) 367-398.
Ramakrishnan, U., Manjrekar, R. & Martorell, R. (1999). Micronutrients and pregnancy outcome: A review of the literature. Nutrition Research, 19 (1), 103 -
Rayner, C. & Hoel, H. (1997). A summary review of literature relating to workplace bullying. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology,7 (3), 181-208.
Reid W.J.; Kenaley B.D.; Colvin J. (2004). Do some interventions work better than others? A review of comparative social work experiments. Social Work Research, 28 (2) 71-81.
Rosenbaum, D. P. (1988). Community Crime Prevention: A review and synthesis of the literature. Justice Quarterly, 5(3), 323-396.
Ross L.; Boesen E.H.; Dalton S.O.; Johansen C. (2002). Mind and cancer - does psychosocial intervention improve survival and psychological well-being? European Journal of Cancer, 38 (11) 1447-1457.
*Rudo, Z. H. Powell, D. S. & Dunlap, G. ( 1998). The effects of violence in the home on children's emotional, behavioral, and social functioning: A review of the literature. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 6 (2), 94-
Rudolph, J. (1988). Counselors' attitudes toward homosexuality: A selective review of the literature. Journal of Counseling and Development, 67(3), 165-167.
Russell, M. (1988). Wife assault theory, research and treatment: A literature review. Journal of Family Violence, 3(3), 193-208.
Schamess, G. (1990). Toward an understanding of the etiology and treatment of psychological dysfunction among single teenage mothers: Part I-- A review of the literature. Smith College Studies In Social Work, 60(2), 153-168.
Schneider, L.E.(1991). Attachment theory and research: A review of the literature. Clinical Social Work Journal, 19(3), 251-264.
*Schofield, J. W. (1997). Psychology: Computers and classroom social processes - a review of the literature. Social Science Computer Review, 15 (1), 27-
Shiffman, M.L., Seale, T.W. & Flux, M. (1989). Breast-milk composition in women with cystic fibrosis: A review of literature. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 49(4), 612-617.
Shooper, S. S. (1991). Caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients: A review of the literature. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 18(1/2), 19-38.
Sidell, N. L. (1997). Adult adjustment to chronic illness: A review of the literature. Health and Social Work, 22 (1), 5-
Smerglia, V. L., Miller, N. B., & Kort-Butler, L. (1999). The impact of social support on women's adjustment to divorce: A literature review and analysis. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 32 (1/2), 63 -
Stokes, I. (1996). Black practice teachers: A review of some literature and its meaning for social work education and practice. Social Work Education, 15 (2), 5-20.
Stuck, A. E., Walthert, J. M. & Beck, J. C. (1999). Risk factors for functional status decline in community-living elderly people: a systematic literature review. Social Science and Medicine, 48 (4): 445
Sun, A. (2004). Principles for Practice with Substance-Abusing Pregnant Women: A Framework Based on the Five Social Work Intervention Roles.

*Swan, J. E., Bowers, M.R.& Richardson, L. D.(1999). Customer trust in the salesperson: An integrative review and meta-analysis of the empirical literature. Journal of Business Research, 44 (2), 93
Swanson, B., Cronin-Stubbs, D. & Sheldon, J. A. (1989). The impact of psychosocial factors on adapting to physical disability: A review of the research literature. Rehabilitation Nursing. 14(2), 64-68.
Sweeney, G. & Nichols, K. (1996). Stress experiences of occupational therapists in mental health practice arenas: A review of the literature. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 42 (2) 132-
Takhva, M. (1988). Play and theories of play: A review of the literature. Early Child Development and Care, 39, 221-230.
Thompson N.J.; Sleet D.; Sacks J.J., (2002). Increasing the use of bicycle helmets: Lessons from behavioral science. Patient Education and Counseling 46 (3) 191-197.
Toro-Alfonso, J. (1999. Domestic Violence Among Same Sex Partners in Puerto. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 9 (1): 69-
Vogel, S. A. (1990). Gender differences in intelligence, language, visual-motor abilities, and academic achievement in students with learning disabilities: A review of the literature. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(1), 44-55.
Wandersman, A., Valois, R. & Goodman, R. M. (1996). Toward a social ecology of community coalitions. American Journal of Health Promotion, 10 (4), 299-307.
Watter, D. N. (1988). Rational-emotive education: A review of the literature. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior, 6(3), 139-145.
Weaver, D. A. (1994). The work and retirement decisions of older women: A literature review. Social Security Bulletin. 57(1), 3-24.
Weston J. (2002). Supported Employment and People with Complex Needs: A Review of Research Literature and Ongoing Research. Journal of Social Work, 2 (1) 83-104.
Beyond psychiatry: How social workers conceptualise women and self-starvation

Worthington R.L.; Savoy H.B.; Dillon F.R.; Vernaglia E.R. (2002). Heterosexual Identity Development: A Multidimensional Model of Individual and Social Identity. The Counseling Psychologist, 30 (4) 496-531.
Zapf, D. (2002). Emotion work and psychological well-being - A review of the literature and some conceptual considerations. Human Resource Management Review, 12 (2) 237-268.

Examples for Child Welfare Scholars

Lisa Bunting; Colette McAuley. Research Review: Teenage pregnancy and parenthood: the role of fathers. Child & Family Social Work, 9 (3) 295-303.
Celano M.; Hazzard A.; Campbell S.K.; Lang C.B. (2002). Attribution Retraining With Sexually Abused Children: Review of Techniques. Child Maltreatment, 7 (1) 64-75.
Cusick L., (2002). Youth prostitution: a literature review. Child Abuse Review, 11 (4) 230-251.
Davies R. (2004). New understandings of parental grief: Literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 46 (5) 506-513.
Dowswell T.; Towner E., (2002). Social deprivation and the prevention of unintentional injury in childhood: a systematic review. Health Education Research, 17 (2) 221-237.
Earley L.; Cushway D.J. (2002). The Parentified Child. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7 (2) 163-178.
Holliday R.E.; Reyna V.F.; Hayes B.K. (2002). Memory Processes Underlying Misinformation Effects in Child Witnesses. Developmental Review, 22 (1) 37-77.
Littlechild B. (2002). The Effects of Client Violence on Child-Protection Networks. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 3 (2) 144-158.
Locke L.M.; Prinz R.J., (2002). Measurement of parental discipline and nurturance. Clinical Psychology Review, 22 (6) 895-929.
Maira, S. & Soep, E. (2004). United States of Adolescence?: Reconsidering US Youth Culture Studies. Young, 12 (3) 245-269.
McGoey K. E.; Eckert T. L.; DuPaul G. J. (2002). Early Intervention for Preschool-Age Children with ADHD: A Literature Review. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 10 (1) 14-28.
Michael K.D.; Crowley S.L. (2002). How effective are treatments for child and adolescent depression? - A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review 22 (2) 247-269.
Nixon, E. (2002). The Social Competence of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Review of the Literature. Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review, 6 (4), 172-180.
Nordstrom-Klee B.; Delaney-Black V.; Covington C.; Ager J.; Sokol R. (2002). Growth from birth onwards of children prenatally exposed to drugs - A literature review. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 24 (4) 481-488.
Padilla, M. L. & Landreth, G. L.(1989). Latchkey Children: A review of the literature. Child Welfare, 68 (4), 445-456.
Renk K.; Liljequist L.; Steinberg A.; Bosco G.; Phares V. (2002). Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse: Are We Doing Enough? Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 3 (1) 68-84.
Sullivan J.; Beech A., (2002). Professional perpetrators: sex offenders who use their employment to target and sexually abuse the children with whom they work. Child Abuse Review, 11 (3) 153-167.
Tanner, K & Turney, D. (2003). What do we know about child neglect? A critical review of the literature and its application to social work practice. Child and Family Social Work, 8 (1), 25-34.
Teasley M.L. (2004). Absenteeism and Truancy: Risk, Protection, and Best Practice Implications for School Social Workers. Children and Schools, 26 (2) 117-128.
Wiedeman, C. R. (2002). Teacher Preparation, Social Justice, Equity: A Review of the Literature. Equity and Excellence in Education, 35 (3), 200-211.
Woodgate, R. L. (1999). Social support in children with cancer: A review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 16 (4): 201-
Veltman M.W.M.; Browne K.D., (2002), The assessment of drawings from children who have been maltreated: a systematic review Child Abuse Review, 11 (1) 19-37.
Valle L.A.; Silovsky J.F., (2002). Attributions and Adjustment Following Child Sexual and Physical Abuse. Child Maltreatment, 7 (1) 9-24.
Varkas, T. (1998). Childhood trauma and posttraumatic play: A literature review and case study. Journal of Analytic Social Work, 5 (3), 29
Yarrow, A, Ballantyne, R, & Millwater, J. (1999). Teaching in rural and remote schools: A literature review. Teaching and teacher education,15 (1), 1-
Yuker, H. E. (1988). Mothers' perceptions of their disabled children: A review of the literature. Journal of the Multihandicapped Person, 1(3), 217-232.
Zuravin, S.J. (1989). The ecology of child abuse and neglect: Review of the literature and presentation of data. Violence and Victims, 4(2), 101-120.
Zlotnik, J. L. (2002). Preparing Social Workers for Child Welfare Practice: Lessons from an Historical Review of the Literature. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 15 (3/4), 5-22.

Reliability, Validity and Operationalization

Mental Measurements Yearbook and it's supplements
Aman, M. G. (1991). Assessing Psychopathological and Behavioral Problems in Persons with Mental Retardation: A review of Available Instruments. National Institute of Mental Health.
Antony, M. M., Orsillo, S.M. & Roemer. L. (2001). Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Anxiety. NY: Kluwer Acdemic/Plenum Publishers.
Bearden. W, Netemeyer, R.G. & Mobley, M.F. (1993). Handbook of Marketing Scales. Sage.
Corcoran, K & Fischer, J. (2000). Measures for Clinical Practice: Volume 1 Couples, Families and Children, NY: Free Press.
Corcoran, K & Fischer, J. (2000). Measures for Clinical Practice: Volume 2 Adults, NY: Free Press.
Cortina, J. M. (1993). What is coefficient Alpha? An examination of theory and applications. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78 (1), 98-104.
Davis, CM et al (1988) Sexuality-Related Measures Graphic Publishing.
Fischer, J. Corcoran, K. (1994). Measures for Clinical Practice: Volume 1 Couples, Families and Children, NY: Free Press.
Fischer, J. Corcoran, K. (1994). Measures for Clinical Practice: Volume 2 Adults, NY: Free Press.
Fredman & Sherman. (1987). Handbook for Measurement for Marriage and Family Therapy, Brunner/Mazel.
Heckman, L.L., Deacon, S.A. (1998). The Therapist's Notebook: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy. NY: Haworth.
Holman, A. M. (1983). Family Assessment: Tools for Understanding and Intervention. Sage.
Hudson, W. (1982). Clinical Measurement Package, Dorsey.
L'Abate & Bagarozzi. (1993). Sourcebook of Marriage and Family Evaluation, Brunner Mazel.
Magsea & Moses.(1986). Outcome Measures for Child Welfare Services, Child Welfare League.
McDowell, I. & Newell, C. (1996). Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires. New York: Oxford University Press.
Miller, D. & Salkind, N.J. (2002). Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement, [5th ed] Sage.
Nezu, A. M., Ronan, G.F., Meadows, E.A. & McClure, K.S. (2000).Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Depression. NY: Kluwer Acdemic/Plenum Publishers.
Peterson, D.J. & Alexander, G.R. (2001) Needs Assessment in Public Health. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Powers, M.. (1982). Measures of Socioeconomic Status, Westview Press.
Redman, B.K. (2001). Measurement Instruments in Clinical Ethics Sage.
Robinson, Shaver & Wrightsman. (1991). Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. Volume I Academic Press.
Sajatovic, M. & Ramirez, L. F. (2001). Rating Scales in Mental Health. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc.
Shaw & Wright. (1967). Scales for the Measurement of Attitudes, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Spreen & Strauss. (1991). A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests, Oxford University Press.
Sweetland & Keyser. (1999). Tests, Test Corp of America.
Touliatos & Perlmutter (1990). Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques, Sage.
Webb, E (et al) (1981). Nonreactive Measures in Social Science, Houghton-Mifflin.

Social Research Designs

Campbell & Stanley. (1966). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research Rand McNally.
Geller, S H & Shannon H. (1976). The moon, weather and mental hospital contacts: Confirmation and explanation of the Transylanvia effect. JPN & Mental Health Services, (14)13-19.
Hite, S. (1987). . The Hite Report: Women and Love Knopf.
Kershaw, D. (1976).The New Jersey Income Maintenance Experiment, Academic Press.
Koger. (1983). Nursing home life satisfaction and activity participation Research on Aging, 2(1), 61-72.
Jansen, F. V. & Lewis, R.E. (1990). Spreadsheet analysis in human services. ComputerLiteracy in Human Services. 51-67.
Mishler, E. (1991). Research Interviewing. Havard University Press.
Money, J. & Lamacz, N. (1989). Vandalized Lovemaps, Prometheus,.
Richardson. L. (1985). The New Other Woman, NY: Free Press.
Schafer, B. (1994). Reminiscence and Nursing Home Life. NY: Garland.

Social Work Values and Ethics

Encyclopedia of Social Work [19th edition] Ethical Issue in Research, pages 884-893.
Cavalli-Sforza, L. Luca, M., & Paolo, P. A. (1993). The History and Geography of Human Genes. Princeton: Princeton University.
Hearnshaw, LS (1979). Cyril Burt: Psychologist, Cornell University.
Jenson. A. (1969). How much can we boost IQ and scholastic achievement. Harvard Educational Review.
Koocher, G. (1977). Bathroom behavior and human dignity. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology 35 (2),
Mason, S. (1997). Social work research: Is there a feminist method? Affilia, 12(1), 10-32.
Middlemist. et al (1976). Personal space invasions in the lavatory. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology 33 (3),
Herrnstein, R.J. & Murray, C. (1994). The Bell Curve. NY: Free Press.
Swigonski, M.E. (1994). The logic of feminist standpoint theory for social work research. Social Work 39(4): 387-395.

Inferential and Descriptive Statistics

Andrew. (1981). A Guide for Selecting Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Social Data University of Michigan.
Basom, R. et al (1982). Statistically speaking: Social work students are significant. Journal of Education for Social Work 18:2:20-26.
Cowger, C. (1984). Statistical significance tests, Social Service Review 58(3), 358-372.
Hinkle & Oliver. (1980). How large should the sample be? A question with no simple answer? or... Education. & Psychological Measures, 43: 1051-60.
Hinkle, (1985). How large should the sample be? Part II -- The one sample case for survey research. Education. & Psychological Measures, 45: 271-80.
Henkil, Ramon (1976). Tests of Significance, Sage.
Hildebrand, D. James L. & Howard R. (1977). Analysis of Ordinal Data, Sage.
Hudson, W. (1985). Statistical Significance Tests, Social Service Review, 59, 2.
Krejcie & Morgan. (1970). Determining sample size for research activities, Education. & Psychological Measures, 30, 607-610.
Kupper, L. L. & Hafner, K. B. (1989). How appropriate are popular sample size formulas? The American Statistician.43, (2), 101-
Orme, J. G. & Hudson, W.W. (1995). The problem of sample size estimation: Confidence intervals. Social Work Research, 19 (2), 121-
Stock, T.J. & Williams, M. (1995). Evaluation of single subject data using statistical hypothesis tests versus visual inspection of charts with and without celeration lines. Journal of Social Service Research, 20 (3/4), 105-126.
Striener, D.L. (1990). Sample size and power in psychiatric research. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 35 ( 7), 616-
Schutte, J. (1977). Everything you always wanted to know about Elementary Statistics, UNCP.
Siegel & Castellar (1988). Non-Parametric Statistics, For the Behavioral Science, McGraw-Hill.
Williams, F. (1986). Reasoning with Statistics, Holt Rinehart & Winston.

Autocorrelation

Anderson, O. D. (1992). Partial autocorrelation properties for non-stationary autoregressive moving-average models. Journal of Time Series Analysis, 13 (6), 485
Arnau, J.; Bono, R. (2001). Autocorrelation and bias in short timeseries: An alternative estimator. Quality and Quantity, 35, (4) 365-387
Baer, D. M. (1988). An Autocorrelated Commentary on the Need for a Different Debate. Behavioral Assessment, 10: 295-297.
Berk, K.N. & Cary, P. (1998). Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel. Pacific Grove: Duxbury.
Busk, P. L. & Marascuilo, L. A. (1988). Autocorrelation in Single-Subject Research: A Counterargument to the myth of No Autocorrelation. Behavioral Assessment 10: 229-242.
Chan, N.H. & Tran, L.T. (1992). Nonparametric tests for serial dependence. Journal of Time Series Analysis, 13 (1), 19.
Delgado, M. A. (1996). Testing serial independence using the sample distribution function. Journal of Time Series Analysis, 17 (3), 271
Hidalgo, F.J. (1992). Adaptive semiparametric estimation in the presence of autocorrelation of unknown form. Journal of Time Series Analysis, 13 (1), 47
Huitema, B. E. & McKean, J. W. (1991) Autocorrelation estimation and inference with small samples. Psychological Bulletin, 110(2), 291
Huitema, B. E. (1988). Autocorrelation: 10 Years of Confusion, Behavioral Assessment. 10: 253-294.
Krishef, C. H. (1991). Fundamental approaches to single subject design and analysis. Kreiger Publishing Company, Florida.
Matyas, T. A. and Greenwood, K. M. (1991). Problems in the Estimation of Autocorrelation in Brief Time Series and Some Implications for Behavioral Data Behavioral Assessment, 13: 137-157.
Paparoditis, E. (1994). On vector autocorrelations and generalized second-order functions for time series. Journal of Time Series Analysis, 15 (3), 325
Sharpley, C. F. and Alavosius, M. P. (1988). Autocorrelation in Behavioral Data: An Alternative Perspective. Behavioral Assessment, 10:243-251.
Shin, D. W. & Lee, J. H. (1996). Distribution of residual autocorrelations in nonstationary autoregressive processes, Journal of Time Series Analysis,17 (1), 105
Suen, H. K. (1987). On the Epistemology of Autocorrelation in Applied Behavior Analysis. Behavioral Assessment, 9 : 113-124.
Suen, H. K. and Ary, D. (1987). Autocorrelation in Applied Behavior Analysis: Myth or Reality? Behavioral Assessment, 9: 125-130.
Wampold, B. E. (1988). Introduction. Behavioral Assessment. 10: 227-228.

Quantitative and Qualitative Methodologies

Bryman. (1988). Quantity and Quality in Social Research H 62 B785 1988
Encyclopedia of Social Work 19TH edition Qualitative Research, pages 2009-2015
Gilgun, J.F. (1994). A case for case studies in social work research. Social Work, 39(4): 371-380.
Glesne, Corrine & Peshkin, Alan. (1992). Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction. White Plains, NY: Longman.
Maxwell, Joseph. (1996). Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Mishler, Elliot G. (1986). Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Press
Miles, Matthew B. & Huberman, A. Michael. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Strauss, A. & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.