Overview

Approaches to Research in Child and Youth Care is a fundamental text for child and youth care programs with the aim of making research methods more approachable to students. Priscilla Bengo breaks down foundational research methods in an accessible way and explores the roles of objectivity and logic in sound decision making in child and youth care practices.Opening with the core functions of scientific inquiry in the field, Bengo introduces students to the ethical, political, and cultural contexts of child and youth care research and provides the tools needed to become a culturally competent researcher. Students will gain a thorough understanding of problem formulation, measurement, and data collection methods for large data sources, and how to work with both qualitative and quantitative data. Grounded with practical examples and exercises throughout, Approaches to Research in Child and Youth Care is a must-read for research methods courses in child and youth care programs and will build integral research skills for students in child and youth care, social work, and the programs focused on the helping professions.

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Author:   Priscilla Bengo
Publisher:   Canadian Scholars
Imprint:   Canadian Scholars
ISBN:  

9781773384085

ISBN 10:   1773384082
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Preface Part I: Scientific Inquiry in Child and Youth Care Work Chapter 1: The Importance of Research Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 3: Factors that Impact the Research Process Part II: The Ethical, Political, and Cultural Context of Child and Youth Care Research Chapter 4: The Ethics and Politics of Child and Youth Care Research Chapter 5: Culturally Competent Research Part III: Problem Formulation and Measurement Chapter 6: Problem Formulation Chapter 7: Conceptualization Chapter 8: Measurement Part IV: Data Collection Methods for Large Data Sources Chapter 9: Populations and Sampling Chapter 10: Survey Research Chapter 11: Analyzing Existing Data: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Part V: Designs for Evaluating Programs and Practice Chapter 12: Experiments and Quasi-Experiments Chapter 13: Program Evaluation Part VI: More on Working with Quantitative and Qualitative Data Chapter 14: Descriptive Statistics Chapter 15: Probability and Probability Distributions Chapter 16: Inferential Statistics Chapter 17: More on Qualitative Research Methods Part VII: Special Topics Chapter 18: Research with Infants and Preverbal Children Chapter 19: Research with Children, Youth, and Primary Caregivers with Disabilities Chapter 20: Community-Engaged Research Appendices Glossary References Index

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Priscilla Bengo holds a master's degree in statistics and a PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of Toronto and teaches research methods in the Child and Youth Care Bachelor Degree Program, mathematics and statistics at Humber College. She has taught mathematics, statistics, and economics widely.

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