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Bronstein, Laura R.; Kovacs, Pamela J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
This article briefly chronicles the development of mixed methods research and its use in social work. We then move onto a discussion of terms and designs, reasons for (and for not) using mixed methods. Drawing upon exemplars, we address how to write up a mixed methods study when (1) the sample is single; single for one part, with a subset for the…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Mixed Methods Research, Social Work, Educational Practices
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Valdez, Avelardo; Cepeda, Alice; Parrish, Danielle; Horowitz, Rosalind; Kaplan, Charles – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of an adapted Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) intervention for gang-affiliated Mexican American adolescents and their parents. Methods: A total of 200 adolescents and their family caregivers were randomized to either a treatment or a control condition. Outcomes included adolescent substance…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Juvenile Gangs, Mexican Americans, Intervention