Arlene Rubin Stiffman, PhD, is a Senior Scholar and the Barbara A. Bailey Professor of Social Work, Emeritus, at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.

• 1. Balancing Science and Services: The Challenges and Rewards of Field Research, Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood and Sarah McCue Horwitz ; 2. Developing Questions when the Perfect Instrument is Not Available, Sarah McCue Horwitz and Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood ; 3. Hiring, Training, and Retaining Research Staff and Interviewers, Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold and Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus ; 4. Managing the Data from Survey Development through Archiving, Peter Dore and Arlene Rubin Stiffman ; 5. Data Preparation and Data Standards: The Devil is in the Details, Catherine M. Smith, Carolyn Breda, Tonya Simmons, Ana Regina Vides de Andrade, and Leonard Bickman ; 6. Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Disparaties: Ethical Dilemmas, Legal Issues, and IRB Requirements, Arlene Rubin Stiffman ; 7. Creating Interdisciplinary Research Teams and Using Consultants, John Landsverk ; 8. "Indigenizing" Collaborative Research Efforts with Native American Communities, Karina L. Walters, Antony Stately, Tessa Evans-Campbell, Jane M. Simoni, Bonnie Guillory Duran, Katie Schultz, Erin Stanley, Chris Charles, and Deborah Guerrero ; 9. The World of all Possible Program Evaluation Outcomes, Leonard Bickman and Michele Athay ; 10. The Influence of Research on Policy and Practice: Lessons from Studies of Asset Building and Low-Income Families, Michael Sherraden and Trina Williams Shanks ; 11. Disseminating Results and Sharing Data and Publications, Matthew O. Howard and Michael G. Vaughn

Totally unique and collegial in style; reading it makes even a veteran researcher reflect upon and acknowledge anew the myriad demands of field research. And for young social scientists, the chapters' thoughtful advice comes across just as would that of a sage mentor.