First-time Users

Many of the materials on the instructor site, are only available to Faculty and Administrative Staff at Higher Education Institutions who have been approved to request Review Copies by SAGE.

To create an account, please click here. In order to be approved, you must provide your institution and the course that you are or will be teaching. Once you have created an account and you have been validated as a faculty member, you will be able to access the instructor site.

Please note: Account validation usually takes approximately 24-48 hours to be completed.

If you have any questions, please contact SAGE Customer Service at 1.800.818.7243 from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm PST.

Returning Users

Sign In

Student and Instructor Site for Fundamentals of Social Work Research
Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt
Rafael J. Engel


Welcome to the Student and Instructor Site

About the Book

Presenting research methods as an integrated set of techniques to investigate issues common to social work practice, this text uses real-life data to engage readers and allow them to develop a solid understanding. This brief textbook, derived from the authors’ popular The Practice of Research in Social Work, encourages students to develop skills to critically evaluate research literature.

Instructor Resources

This site is password protected password protected

To access the instructor materials, you must have an account with SAGE.  

First-time users must register by following the instructions in the box provided.  Returning users can log in using the email address and password created when registering with SAGE.

Student Resources

This Web-based student study site is intended to enhance students' understanding of Fundamentals of Social Work Research by Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt. Please note that all the materials on this site are especially geared toward maximizing the potential for students to learn and enhance class discussion.