Arlene Fink specializes in evaluation and survey research, including conducting literature reviews and assessing their quality. Her extensive experience in these areas is reflected in her work, which spans public health, medicine, and education. Fink serves as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, contributing to teaching and guiding research endeavors. Her international consulting work and prolific publication record underscore her significant contributions to the field of research and its evaluation.
The Sixth Edition offers comprehensive guidance for creating rigorous surveys, featuring updated sections on validity, reporting, margin of error, and specific considerations for surveys involving children and international contexts. This edition ensures that readers are equipped with the latest methodologies and insights necessary for effective survey design and analysis.
Focusing on evaluation techniques, this book equips students and practitioners with essential tools to assess social and policy programs across various fields, including public health, social work, and education. It emphasizes the importance of effectively allocating limited resources to enhance the health and well-being of individuals and communities, making it a valuable resource for those involved in program evaluation and resource management.
From the Internet to Paper - Second Edition
Conducting Research Literature Reviews, Second Edition shows readers how to identify, interpret, and analyze published and unpublished research literature. Through the use of checklists, case examples, and exercises, author Arlene Fink unravels the intricacies of literature reviews. The text also discusses the use of Boolean operators for simple and advanced searches and shows readers how to use bibliographic software to organize literature reviews and search "The Virtual File Cabinet." It also describes how to synthesize the literature as a stand-alone report or as a component of a paper or proposal.