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Complexity theory provides a promising framework for conducting social work research and evaluation. Readers will gain an understanding of the background, current applications, and agent-based modeling as a new approach for creating simulations. To advance this line of inquiry a complexity research agenda for social work is developed.

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Preface ; 1. Introduction: The History and Theory of Complexity ; 2. Framing Social Services as Complex Systems ; 3. Research and Evaluation Methods for Complexity ; 4. Shifting from a Metaphorical to a Mathematical Approach ; 5. Social Work Applications of Complexity ; 6. Introduction to Agent-based Modeling ; 7. Developing Agent-based Models ; 8. Concluding Remarks and Proposed Research Agenda ; Appendix A. Code for Example One ; Appendix B. Code for Example Two ; Appendix C. Example of an Agent-Based Model Report ; Appendix D. Additional Resources ; Glossary ; Notes ; References ; Index

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
      Publication Date: 3/7/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199829460, 978-0199829460
      ISBN10: 0199829462
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Complexity theory provides a promising framework for conducting social work research and evaluation. Readers will gain an understanding of the background, current applications, and agent-based modeling as a new approach for creating simulations. To advance this line of inquiry a complexity research agenda for social work is developed.

      Table of Contents
      Preface ; 1. Introduction: The History and Theory of Complexity ; 2. Framing Social Services as Complex Systems ; 3. Research and Evaluation Methods for Complexity ; 4. Shifting from a Metaphorical to a Mathematical Approach ; 5. Social Work Applications of Complexity ; 6. Introduction to Agent-based Modeling ; 7. Developing Agent-based Models ; 8. Concluding Remarks and Proposed Research Agenda ; Appendix A. Code for Example One ; Appendix B. Code for Example Two ; Appendix C. Example of an Agent-Based Model Report ; Appendix D. Additional Resources ; Glossary ; Notes ; References ; Index

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