Methods for Social Welfare Policy Research

Catalog description

Course focuses on the use of empirical methods in social welfare policy research and acquaints students with several key analytic approaches through a series of directed readings on quantitative work in social welfare policy. Discusses the strengths and limitations of multiple regression analysis and the relationship between regression and causal modeling. Extensions and alternatives are discussed. Prereq or concur: 8401, and Doct standing in SocWork; or Grad standing, and permission of instructor.