Which of the following statements is true about the need to critique research quality?
A) Practitioners can rely on researchers to produce good studies, and therefore only have to know the results of those studies
B) If a research study gets published practitioners can be assured that it is of high quality.
C) Social work practitioners need to understand research methods so they can discriminate strong from weak studies and influence the value of the research produced in their agencies.
D) ?Social work practitioners should have enough research expertise to point out flaws in the studies that attack social work or the welfare policies social workers advocate.
E) Both c and d are true
E
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a. decrease b. increase c. remain the same d. it is not possible to predict
Why are conservative Christians seen as rejecting social change?
a. They see the bible as the word of God and this has caused them to withdraw from worldly concerns such as social justice and equality. b. Social change is associated with communism and socialism, both of which reject the church. c. Conservative Christians have an unquestioned acceptance of capitalism as the Christian’s economy. d. All of the above.
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A) ?Protestants B) ?Catholics C) ?Puritans D) ?all of the above
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a. Case records b. Quality assurance data c. Family contact data d. Statewide information systems