Getting StartedWriting the clear/concise problem statement is the first step toward focusing your research project. As a social researcher, you may be interested in conducting a qualitative study to understand your participants’ perceptions of a problem. Or, you may want to understand how certain variables interact with each other. Or, you may be interested in […]

Getting StartedWhen developing a research proposal, three important elements of a proposal include the assumptions, limitations, and delimitations. As researchers, we assume certain things about our study; however, those assumptions cannot be verified. We must recognize the limitations of the study; in other words, we must identify the weaknesses in the study. We must also […]

Getting StartedGod is able to do far more than we could ever ask for or imagine. He does everything by His power that is working in us.Ephesians 3:20Ephesians is a powerful book in which Paul eloquently addresses topics that are central to what it means to be a Christian. Although Paul was in jail when […]

Getting StartedEvery level of social work intervention, from the micro to the mezzo to the macro level, presents various ethical dilemmas. In this worksheet activity, you will identify potential ethical dilemmas that may arise from a macro-level practice issue. Core values embraced by social workers according to the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of […]

Getting StartedDoesn’t it seem that procrastination seeps into your thoughts and behavior at the worst times? By our first year of college, most of us are already experts at avoiding the inevitable. “Oh, well. I will get to it,” we say. And most of us do get to it, but not without a constant and […]