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Research Methods for Social Work: Where Do I Start?

This guide contains resources to help social work students with research methods. This guide was originally created by Michelle Spomer.

Oxford Reference Online

These reference resources from Oxford University Press are all available online, and some of them are available both online and in print (see notes for each item).

Research Methods Reference Resources

When you're beginning your research, reference resources can be your best friends. These types of resources can give you valuable background information and provide bibliographies to help you go deeper into a particular subject. The resources below and in the other boxes on this page can be great places to start.