My understanding of research and the different designs is still very unclear. As i looked back at my previous blogs I laughed at how stressed and lost I’ve been during this class!! I understand how or why it can be a useful tool in social work, however actually conducting the study is so confusing ! I realized how I entered with a negative mind set and fear of the topic and I believe that affected my grasping the class content. I remember taking a stats class in under grad and I was panicked , I did a lot better in that class than I thought. I was surprised and very proud I passed!
For this class I hoped to understand stats and research better, and I believe I’ve accomplished that . I would need a few more classes to understand but I did learn a little more and I’m ok with that. I need to get over my fear because it’s important to read and understand data so that you can use it or challenge the results, which is what makes the conversation never ending. I want to play a role is policy change and I know a good way to get attention is to present facts, and for that research is needed.
512Mercedes 