What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative research methods, and how are they used in social work?
Visit the Reference Collection, 1st floor, and go to HV35 .S6 2008. Quick Tip! Be sure to check out the entry “Distinctive Dates in Social Welfare History.” This fascinating section begins in 1601 with the enactment of England’s Elizabethan Poor Law and ends at 2007’s Fair Minimum Wage Act. How can I get more help with the online Encyclopedia of Social Work? Reference librarians will help you with the ESW and any other research question. Visit, call or email the Rice Library Reference Desk: (812)464-1907 / 1-800-246-6173, or libref@usi.edu. Links to other helpful social work resources are listed on the Social Work Subject Guide.