Steven is exploring the impact of neglect on academic achievement for grade school children. He
will be using a nonprobability sampling procedure, due in-part to the sensitive nature of the research
topic.
He begins the sampling process by selecting research participants who are the easiest to find.
What type of sampling procedure is he using?
a) Criterion sampling
b) Snowball sampling
c) Convenience sampling
d) Quota sampling
c
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Most social work major students are educated in a liberal arts program. A key component of this program is that students ______.
A. know about people and their lives along with their relationships to one another B. take course work that enables the student to learn a secondary language and thus be bilingual C. take 22 credit hours in the fine arts which includes coursework in art, music, or theater courses D. are engaged in a new method of teaching developed in the past ten (10) years will be engaged in future practice in the public sector
The best indication that social workers can still be influential in policy practice is the work being done by those:
a. running for political office. b. working as constituent services. c. conducting program evaluations. d. operating on the local level.
Which of the following terms best characterizes the process used to establish a group’s purpose in social justice group work?
a. co-constructing b. navigating c. transmitting d. accepting
In working with a client from an alcoholic family, an empowering social worker should
A. assume the client has a substance abuse problem B. look at the problems that such a background has caused C. refer the client to a substance abuse agency for specialized treatment D. examine how the client coped with an alcoholic family of origin