A Social Justice Approach to Survey Design and Analysis

A Social Justice Approach to Survey Design and Analysis is written for students, teachers, researchers and anyone who is interested in conducting research. It draws heavily on current discussions regarding social justice, equity, health disparities and social determinants of health to provide a framework for researchers to use both to engage in social justice research as well as to evolve as social justice practitioners. This research book includes a framework of the continuum of social justice research, a presentation on how to provide an active voice for the community in the design and exaction of research, examples of social justice data sources along with how researchers have used that data to measure social inequities, and an overview of how to analyze data, using the social justice research framework. The book also includes several in depth case scenarios that highlight how social justice research has been used to document, monitor and evaluate inequities encountered by underserved populations

Llewellyn J. Cornelius, PhD, LCSW is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Dr. Cornelius has more 30 years of experience in survey and evaluation research, including supervising students in the development, pilot testing and fielding of surveys. He is currently on the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, a committee of research scientists who advise the Secretary of USDHHS regarding the design and management of all federal health surveys.

Donna Harrington, PhD, is Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Education at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Dr. Harrington teaches PhD courses in advanced data analysis techniques, including structural equation and multi-level modeling, and the integration of research and theory. Dr. Harrington's recent research focuses on measurement issues such as the validation of translated measures and testing the validity and reliability of measures for diverse populations. Dr. Harrington wrote Confirmatory Factor Analysis (2009) for the Oxford University Press Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods series.
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