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ALLEN RUBIN, PhD, is the Kantambu Latting College Professorship for Leadership and Change at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. He is the author of several bestselling titles in social work research. JENNIFER BELLAMY, PhD, is Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. She teaches research and theory courses at the master’s and doctoral levels. Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxi About the Authors xxiii PART I: Overview of Evidence-Informed Practice Chapter 1 Introduction to Evidence-Informed Practice Emergence of Evidence-Informed Practice Defining Evidence-Informed Practice Types of EIP Questions Evidence-Informed Practice Regarding Policy And Social Justice EIP and Black Lives Matter Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice Process Outlook What about unethical research? Key Chapter Concepts Review Exercises Additional Readings Chapter 2 Steps in the EIP Process Step 1: Question Formulation Step 2: Evidence Search Step 3: Critically Appraising Studies and Reviews Step 4: Selecting and Implementing the Intervention Step 5: Monitor Client Progress Feasibility Constraints Strategies for Overcoming Feasibility Obstacles But What About the Dodo Bird Verdict? Key Chapter Concepts Review Exercises Additional Readings Chapter 3 Research Hierarchies: Which Types of Research Are Best for Which Questions? More Than One Type of Hierarchy for More Than One Type of EIP Question Qualitative and Quantitative Studies What Types of Research Designs Apply to What Types of EIP Questions? Key Chapter Concepts Review Exercises Additional Readings PART II: Critically Appraising Studies for EIP Questions About Intervention Effectiveness Chapter 4 Criteria for Inferring Effectiveness: How Do We Know What Works? 71 Internal Validity Inferring the Plausibility of Cauality Degree of Certainty Needed in Making EIP Decisions Measurement Issues Statistical Chance External Validity Synopses of Fictitious Research Studies Key Chapter Concepts Review Exercises Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles Additional Readings Chapter 5 Critically Appraising Experiments 99 Classic Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design 100 Posttest-Only Control Group Design 102 Solomon Four-Group Design 103 Alternative Treatment Designs 104 Dismantling Designs 106 Placebo Control Group Designs 107 Experimental Demand and Experimenter Expectancies 109 Obtrusive Versus Unobtrusive Observation 110 Compensatory Equalization and Compensatory Rivalry 111 Resentful Demoralization 111 Treatment Diffusion 112 Treatment Fidelity 113 Practitioner Equivalence 113 Differential Attrition 115 Synopses of Research Studies 117 Key Chapter Concepts 123 Review Exercises 124 Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles 125 Additional Readings 125 Chapter 6 Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs 126 Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs 127 Additional Logical Arrangements to Control for Potential Selectivity Biases 130 Statistical Controls for Potential Selectivity Biases 134 Propensity Score Matching Using a Policy Example 144 Pilot Studies 145 Synopses of Research Studies 147 Key Chapter Concepts 152 Review Exercises 153 Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles 153 Additional Readings 154 Chapter 7 Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Time-Series Designs and Single-Case Designs 155 Simple Time-Series Designs 156 Multiple Time-Series Designs 159 Single-Case Designs 161 Synopses of Research Studies 168 Key Chapter Concepts 174 Review Exercises 175 Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles 176 Additional Reading 176 Chapter 8 Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 177 Advantages of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 179 Risks in Relying Exclusively on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 180 Where to Start 181 What to Look for When Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews 182 What Distinguishes a Systematic Review From Other Types of Reviews? 190 What to Look for When Critically Appraising Meta-Analyses 191 Synopses of Research Studies 205 Key Chapter Concepts 209 Review Exercises 211 Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles 212 Additional Readings 212 PART III: Critically Appraising Studies for Alternative EIP Questions Chapter 9 Critically Appraising Nonexperimental Quantitative Studies 215 Surveys 216 Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies 228 Case-Control Studies 229 Synopses of Research Studies 231 Key Chapter Concepts 240 Review Exercises 242 Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles 242 Additional Readings 242 Chapter 10 Critically Appraising Qualitative Studies 243 Qualitative Observation 245 Qualitative Interviewing 247 Qualitative Sampling 250 Grounded Theory 252 Frameworks for Appraising Qualitative Studies 252 Mixed Model and Mixed Methods Studies 257 Synopses of Research Studies 258 Key Chapter Concepts 266 Review Exercises 271 Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles 272 Additional Readings 272 PART IV: Assessment and Monitoring in Evidence-Informed Practice Chapter 11 Critically Appraising, Selecting, and Constructing Assessment Instruments 275 Reliability 276 Validity 280 Sensitivity 285 Feasibility 287 Sample Characteristics 288 Locating Assessment Instruments Constructing Assessment Instruments Synopses of Research Studies 291 Key Chapter Concepts 296 Review Exercises 297 Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles 298 Additional Readings 298 Chapter 12 Monitoring Client Progress 299 A Practitioner-Friendly Single-Case Design Feasible Assessment Techniques Using Within-Group Effect Size Benchmarks Key Chapter Concepts 318 Review Exercises 319 Additional Readings 319 PART V: Additional Aspects of Evidence-Informed Practice Chapter 13 Appraising and Conducting Data Analyses in Evidence-Informed Practice Introduction Ruling Out Statistical Chance What Else Do You Nered To Know? Calculating Within-Group Effect Sizes and Using Benchmarks Conclusion Key Chapter Concepts Review Exercises Additional Readings Chapter 14 Critically Appraising Social Justice Research Studies Introduction Evidence-Informed Social Action What Type of Evidence? Participatory Action Research Illustrations OF Other Types of Social Justice Research Conclusion Key Chapter Concepts Review Exercises Additional Readings Glossary 335 References 345 Index 351
