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Quantitative and Qualitative Research Approaches

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Briefly describe the topic area you are considering for your course project:

Begin with a 10 to 12 word title that summarizes the main idea of the paper in a concise statement.

Provide a clear statement of the problem in 3 to 5 sentences, being sure to address the so what factor (that is, what is wrong, missing, unmet needs, opportunities, or unknown).

Include a set of research questions you will use to organize and focus your continuing search for information and reading of the literature.

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This essay is all about how human service workers can provide better care for their clients. It is also about doing qualitative and quantitative research methods. This is about how human service workers when working with at-risk teens especially when dealing with teen pregnancy can do research to improve their skills and giving psychological and educational topics dealing with these issues.

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A possible title for this piece could be "Quantitative and Qualitative Research Approaches for the Human Services to Provide Care".

Identification of Source of Problem
In the Human Services you will be able to use both quantitative and qualitative approaches for you must rely on pure research and applied research to find ways to help your clients find the solutions they need to feel better about themselves the people around them. As a human service worker/social worker or counselor you will need to look to the past to help the present and to secure their future. This is the reason to do basic research and then to conduct interviews and to do various assessments for applied research. (Cozby, 2004)

Statement of Problem
A summary of the article is how professionals when doing research and caring for others with behavioral issues they must form a problem statement and make sure that their project ...

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