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Which of the following is NOT a consideration in selecting a social research problem? Are persons in other disciplines better suited to study it? Is the researcher really concerned about it and interested in addressing it? What is the potential for utilization of the findings and recommendations that might be generated by studying it? This topic has never been studied before.

In determining if a specific problem is worthy of study, a researcher should decide: A. A social work research problem may be defined as a: A. Which of the following might be an appropriate problem area for a social work researcher to study? When is the best time to determine if the data needed to study a problem will be available? A problem may be difficult to study for all of the reason listed below except: A.

Which statement about broad research questions is correct? They should be selected and stated quickly so that the researcher can move on to collecting data. They can always be selected and stated later, after the data have been collected. Selecting them is far less important than selecting which research hypotheses will be examined. Mary a social work student, after doing her volunteer work in a homeless shelter, is interested in studying homelessness.

She is reading the literature and wonders about formulating research questions. What is important for Mary to remember about research questions? Do the questions truly need answers? Will she find enough questions to answer? Will she be able to interview the homeless?

Mary probably needs to better define the problem. All of the following are logistical obstacles to research except one: A. Research requires more resources than are available B. The researcher does not have the expertise to conduct the research. Very little research has been conducted in this area D. The researcher does not have access to the needed data. One of the following research questions would probably lead to a predominantly quantitative study: A.

How do men and women differ in the meaning they ascribe to physical beauty? How do Native Americans feel about the way their ancestors were treated by Europeans?

Are IQ scores and income levels positively correlated among adult males in the United States? How do men and women differ in the way they view the aging process? Which of the following research questions would probably lead to a predominantly qualitative study? Has the number of students entering college been affected by the economic recession?

What is the trend in the number of men staying home to care for young children over the past twenty years? How do men and women differ in the meaning they give to staying at home to care for children? Has the total number of cases of anorexia reported in college health centers increased or decreased over the past decade?

The following statements are true regarding qualitative and quantitative research except one: A. Both identify a research problem. Both almost always identify a research hypothesis. Both usually conduct a literature review at some point in the process. Both often develop a research question. You are formulating a research question about whether or not women with children have more difficulty accessing social services than women without children.

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