Section A: Research in the human services professions
Chapter 1: Research and professional practice
Chapter 2: An Afro-sensed perspective on decolonizing research methodologies
Chapter 3: Introduction to the research process

Section B: Steps common to both quantitative and qualitative research
Chapter 4: Framing the proposed study
Chapter 5: Developing the research proposal
Chapter 6: The place of literature and theory in research
Chapter 7: Ethical conduct in research with human participants
Chapter 8: Research dissemination and impact

Section C: Steps unique to quantitative research
Chapter 9: Quantitative research designs
Chapter 10: Big data in social science research
Chapter 11: Quantitative data collection methods
Chapter 12: Sampling techniques and pilot studies in quantitative research
Chapter 13: Quantitative data analysis and interpretation

Section D: Steps unique to qualitative research
Chapter 14: Thematic inquiry in qualitative research
Chapter 15: Narrative inquiry in qualitative research
Chapter 16: Contemporary data collection methods
Chapter 17: Interviews as data collection method
Chapter 18: Sampling techniques and pilot studies in qualitative research
Chapter 19: Qualitative data analysis and interpretation

Section E: Combined qualitative and quantitative research
Chapter 20: Mixed methods research
Chapter 21: Evaluation research
Chapter 22: Intervention research
Chapter 23: Participatory research
Chapter 24: Building a scientific base for the human services professions