Roselyn is a social work researcher who is planning to study the outcomes of educational initiatives
She wants to compare students who are involved with the new initiatives with those who are in
traditional programming.
Her sampling procedure consists on first obtaining a random sample of
schools, and then obtaining a random sample of classrooms within the selected schools. Finally, she
will randomly select five children from each classroom. What type of sampling approach is she
using?
a) Criterion sampling
b) Snowball sampling
c) Random sampling
d) Cluster sampling
d
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What does the individual-reigns-supreme perspective refer to?
A. placing the individual needs of a client before all other considerations B. recognizing the social worker's own power as an agent of change C. equating individual needs with the common good D. acknowledging the role of inspiration figures in changing social norms
After the Civil War, African Americans were poor and lacked access to education because:
a. the federal government prohibited land ownership b. migration to the north was prohibited c. land ownership could only be acquired through birth rights d. state and local government policies maintained rules that economically and socially marginalized former slaves e. the Constitution was not amended to protect the civil rights of African Americans
The Solomon four-group design
a. combines the classical experimental design with the posttest-only control group design. b. combines the classical experimental design with the pretest-only control group design. c. combines the classical experimental design with the static-group comparison design. d. combines the static-group comparison design with the one-group pretest-posttest design.
Of the following factors, which has NOT been shown to be important in determining a person's occupational decision-making process?
A) ?self-concept, motivation, achievement. B) ?occupational attitudes, abilities, interests, values. C) ?temperament and personality styles. D) ?education.