Using complexity theory for research and program evaluation [electronic resource] /
by Wolf-Branigin, Michael.
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BookSeries: Pocket guides to social work research methods: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199315895 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Evaluation research (Social action programs) | Social service -- Research -- Evaluation | Social service -- Evaluation | Complexity (Philosophy)Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Complexity theory provides a promising framework for conducting social work research and evaluation. Readers will gain an understanding of the background, current applications, and agent-based modeling as a new approach for creating simulations. To advance this line of inquiry a complexity research agenda for social work is developed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Complexity theory provides a promising framework for conducting social work research and evaluation. Readers will gain an understanding of the background, current applications, and agent-based modeling as a new approach for creating simulations. To advance this line of inquiry a complexity research agenda for social work is developed.
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