Quality in qualitative evaluation: Issues and possible answers.

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Qualitative evaluation studies are varied from quantitative ones in both purpose and method and therefore must be understood and evaluated on their own terms. The qualitative evaluation research is defined and the key parameters of quality that should be considered while conducting and evaluating these studies in terms that take their unique methods into account are described.

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The society for social work and research at 10 years of age and counting: An idea whose time had come

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Various works of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) that has altered the landscape of the profession in an appreciable manner since itEs founding in 1994 till 2004 is described. As SSWR begins a second decade, the board proposes to focus on strategic planning agenda dedicated to building on expanding organizational strengths. +

Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Social Service Support Programs, Evaluation, Social services, Social service

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Confirmational response bias and the quality of the editorial processes among American social work journals

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An experiment conducted to test the confirmational response bias among social work journals and to assess the timeliness and quality of the referee review process is presented. It is concluded that there are substantial problems of bias, timeliness, and quality in the editorial decisions and review processes of social work journals.

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