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Social Work
Welcome to this course guide for Social Research & Evaluation. The library resources in this guide have been selected to help you succeed in this class.
See below for a quick list of resources to get you started.
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Study Materials
Studying for the ASWB Exam?
The library has the following resources:
Database
- Mometrix eLibrary
Put simply, our Mometrix eLibrary delivers the most comprehensive list of study guides and practice questions on the market, all at your fingertips. Mometrix eLibrary is a cloud-based web application that gives your organization access to our entire database of test preparation materials.
Books
Social Work ASWB Bachelors Practice Test: 170 Questions to Identify Knowledge Gaps by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826134332Publication Date:This full-length practice test with answers and rationales, created by a prominent educator of social work licensure candidates, is a key resource for social workers preparing for the ASWB Bachelors or Associate Exams.
Social Work ASWB Masters Exam Guide by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826172044Publication Date:Written by a prominent social work leader and trainer for social work licensing exams in the U.S., this guide is based on years of time-tested exam prep workshops conducted by the author.
Best Bets
The following can help you start your research.
See the Library Resources tab for more extensive lists of suggested materials.
Databases
- EBSCO Open Dissertations
EBSCO Open Dissertations now includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations. It is a free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
Produced by the Buros Center for Testing at the University of Nebraska, the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to thousands of contemporary testing instruments.
- Open Access Theses and Dissertations
OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open-access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.
- Journal for the Society of Social Work & Research
Focuses on research on social problems, programs, and policies.
- Journal of Social Work Education
Concerned with education in social work and social welfare relevant to social work professional education at the undergraduate, master’s, and postgraduate levels.
- Social Work
Publishes articles on all aspects of social work and social welfare that yield new insights into established practices, evaluate new techniques and research, examine current social problems, or provide critical analysis on problems in the profession.
Doing Social Work Research by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 0335235646Publication Date:Social work research is shown to be both a distinctive academic enterprise and a task that can be accomplished effectively in line with the values and ethical principles that lie at the discipline’s core.
Innovations in Social Work Research by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781784501457Publication Date:A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research.
Social Work at Northwestern
These links will take you to official NWOSU university pages.
- School of Arts & Sciences
The departments within the school offer a total of fifteen majors and twenty minors at the undergraduate level and a master of arts in American studies at the graduate level.
- Social Work
The Social Work Program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).