Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Need

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the need to critique research quality?​

• A) ​Practitioners can rely on researchers to produce good studies, and therefore only have to know the results of those studies.
• B) ​If a research study gets published practitioners can be assured that it is of high quality.
• C) ​Social work practitioners need to understand research methods so they can discriminate strong from weak studies and influence the value of the research produced in their agencies.
• D) ​Social work practitioners should have enough research expertise to point out flaws in the studies that attack social work or the welfare policies social workers advocate.
• E) ​Both c and d are true

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