Research Methods for Social Work (Empowerment Series)

by Allen Rubin

should you locate your outreach efforts? Where are you most likely to engage hard-to-reach individuals such as the homeless or recent immigrants? Why do so many homeless individuals refuse to stay in shelters, sleeping instead on the streets? What are their experiences when they stay in a shelter, and what is staying in a shelter like from their point of view? What proportion of your target population does not understand English? Why are so few ethnic minorities being served by your agency? What does your agency mean to them? What is the agency atmosphere like from their viewpoint? What happens to the children of unskilled mothers whose welfare benefits have been severed? We could go on and on, but you get the idea: The possibilities are endless.