Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies

Author:   Elizabeth DePoy ,  Laura N. Gitlin
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   4th Revised edition
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9780323068543


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 October 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Bridge the gap between research and practice with DePoy and Gitlin's ""Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies, 4th Edition"". This completely updated, user-friendly text helps you better understand not only the research process, but also research designs and their applications to the real world of clinical practice. Covering multiple research strategies (including both qualitative and quantitative research), it gives you a balanced approach to various research traditions, addressing the key issues that are emerging in today's health care environment.

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Author:   Elizabeth DePoy ,  Laura N. Gitlin
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Mosby
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780323068543


ISBN 10:   0323068545
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction 1. Research as an important way of knowing 2. Essentials of research Part II: Thinking Processes 3. Philosophical foundations 4. Framing the problem 5. Developing a knowledge base through review of the literature 6. Theory in research 7. Formulating research questions and queries 8. Language and thinking processes Part III: Design approaches 9. Experimental-type designs 10. Naturalistic inquiry designs Part IV: Action processes 11. Setting the boundaries of a study 12. Protecting the boundaries 13. Boundary setting in experimental-type designs 14. Boundary setting in naturalistic designs 15. Collecting information 16. Measurement in experimental-type research 17. Gathering information in naturalistic inquiry 18. Preparing and organizing data 19. Statistical analysis for experimental-type research 20. Analysis in naturalistic inquiry 21. Sharing research knowledge before the study 22. Sharing research knowledge during and after the study Part V: Improving practice through inquiry 23. Case study designs 24. Reciprocal role of research & practice 25. Stories from the field Appendix: Informed consent documents Glossary

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<p> Providing a bridge between research and practice, this text for undergraduate and advanced students in the health and human services helps readers develop their clinical intuition to inform research, thinking, and action. Early chapters cover philosophical foundations and offer guidelines on reviewing the literature and formulating research questions. Design approaches are then described, covering both experimental-type designs and naturalistic inquiry designs, and practical actions are explained, such as setting the boundaries of a study, collecting info, and statistical analysis. Stories from the authors' own research practice demonstrate how to improve practice through inquiry. This fourth edition contains new material on ethics and informed consent documentation, and a new chapter on seeking financial support for research ideas, plus practical hints for getting started writing a research proposal. A student website offers background on statistics, web links, sample forms, and reference lists linked to PubMed abstracts. DePoy teaches interdisciplinary disabilities studies and social work at the University of Maine. Gitlin teaches occupational therapy at Thomas Jefferson University. <p>- Book News, Inc.


Providing a bridge between research and practice, this text for undergraduate and advanced students in the health and human services helps readers develop their clinical intuition to inform research, thinking, and action. Early chapters cover philosophical foundations and offer guidelines on reviewing the literature and formulating research questions. Design approaches are then described, covering both experimental-type designs and naturalistic inquiry designs, and practical actions are explained, such as setting the boundaries of a study, collecting info, and statistical analysis. Stories from the authors' own research practice demonstrate how to improve practice through inquiry. This fourth edition contains new material on ethics and informed consent documentation, and a new chapter on seeking financial support for research ideas, plus practical hints for getting started writing a research proposal. A student website offers background on statistics, web links, sample forms, and reference lists linked to PubMed abstracts. DePoy teaches interdisciplinary disabilities studies and social work at the University of Maine. Gitlin teaches occupational therapy at Thomas Jefferson University. - Book News, Inc.


<p> Providing a bridge between research and practice, this text for undergraduate and advanced students in the health and human services helps readers develop their clinical intuition to inform research, thinking, and action. Early chapters cover philosophical foundations and offer guidelines on reviewing the literature and formulating research questions. Design approaches are then described, covering both experimental-type designs and naturalistic inquiry designs, and practical actions are explained, such as setting the boundaries of a study, collecting info, and statistical analysis. Stories from the authors' own research practice demonstrate how to improve practice through inquiry. This fourth edition contains new material on ethics and informed consent documentation, and a new chapter on seeking financial support for research ideas, plus practical hints for getting started writing a research proposal. A student website offers background on statistics, web links, sample forms, and r


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Professor Elizabeth DePoy, Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work; Cooperating Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Cooperating Faculty, School of Policy and International Affairs, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA.

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