Alex has conducted several program evaluations for a social service agency. Over the years he has
obtained a substantial amount of data on a wide variety of outcome measures.
One day the clinical
director of the agency approaches Alex and asks him to evaluate an outreach program. Alex assumes
the project will be completed promptly because he is going to facilitate secondary research. What is
secondary research?
a) Research that does not take much effort
b) Analyzing data already collected for another study
c) Analyzing data a second time for measurement reliability
d) Analyzing data a second time for consistency
b
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The __________ is the major federal agency responsible for social welfare
services. A. Children's Bureau B. United Nations C. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services D. Child Welfare
Young children may resist their parent remarrying primarily because:
a. they are not well acquainted with the new stepparent b. they may harbor the wish that their parent will reunite c. they fear another divorce d. they are not friendly with stepsiblings
In the case of single-parent families led by a teenage mother:
a. the parent-child relationship predominates b. extended family involvement is rare c. sufficient money is available through welfare checks d. grandmother-mother-daughter relationships are likely to predominate
Xavier is working on an effort to gain support for legislation that would increase payroll taxes on the wealthier residents of his state in order to fund an expansion of subsidized day care agencies, which will enable more single parents in poverty to be able to afford to go to work. What is this an example of?
A. relational justice B. dynamic advocacy C. political justice D. distributive justice