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Week 4 
  
Focusing Research Questions and Developing Hypotheses 
   
Resources 
  
Readings 

Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018). Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
o Review Chapter 4, “Conducting the Literature Review and Developing Research Hypothesis” (pp. 71-99)
 
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e- reader].
o SocialWorkResearch:CouplesCounseling
o SocialWorkResearch:UsingMultipleAssessments
 
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Sourcee-reader].
o TheLoganFamily Media
 
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Logan family(Episode 1) [Video file]. In Sessions. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
 

 
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Focusing Research Questions and Developing Hypotheses 
   
Discussion 
  
Research Questions and Literature Reviews 
explanation about what should come first—the development of a research question or a thorough literature review. Justify your answer by adding your thoughts about which process you believe to be more realistic and/or appropriate and why. Finally, describe potential consequences of deciding on a research question without conducting a review of the literature. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer. 

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