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Key Concepts in Measurement (Paperback)
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Key Concepts in Measurement (Paperback)
Series: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods
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Measurement refers generally to the process of assigning a numeric
value to, or ordering characteristics or traits of, entities under
study. Measurement is necessary for building and testing theory,
specifying problems, and defining goals. It is arguably one of the
most important and diffcult tasks in social work research. Social
work researchers who are not expert in developing, selecting, and
using measures will not be able to contribute maximally to the
social work knowledge base. Such knowledge and skills related to
measurement ultimately determines the extent to which social work
research can effectively inform social policy and social work
interventions. This book is to serve as a guide for developing,
selecting, and using measures in social work research. In
particular, this book provides a detailed review of contemporary
validity theory; an update on the major issues of reliability;
common errors in measurement of latent variables; and suggestions
on measurement of social networks and collectives. An important
theme of this book is the focus on the creative potential of
measurement - that is, helping social work researchers think about
the wide variety of ways that social work concepts can be measured.
Reflecting on these differences raises questions about underlying
assumptions that in turn inspires creative theoretical insights.
Rather than seeing measurement as simply a task to be completed in
the research process, we will encourage the reader to think
creatively about measurement and theory. This book also addresses
the interdependency of measurement and theory construction. In
other words, this book covers how measurement and theory are
connected in two different ways. First, every measure has its own
working theory that relates the measure to the concept being
measured. Second, theory construction is dependent on measurement.
What we learn using a given measure could be different if a concept
was measured in a different way.
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