Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies

by ElizabethDePoyPhDOTRMSW (Author), LauraN.GitlinPhD (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $18.42

  This clearly written, easy-to-understand book demystifies the research process and provides a rational foundation from which to critique and understand research designs and applications in health care and human service settings. Divided into five parts: Introduction, Thinking Processes, Design Approaches, Action Processes, and Improving Practice Through Inquiry, it explores multiple research strategies, proposing that naturalistic and experimental-type research strategies have equal value and contribute in complementary and distinct ways to the science of practice. Content in this edition has been significantly expanded and updated to reflect changes in the field, specifically in areas of ethics, informed consent, practice efficacy, and proposal-writing.

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  Paperback
  1998

  $4.38

  This introductory textbook demystifies the research process, providing a foundation from which to critique and understand research designs and their applications to healthcare settings. Covering both quantitative and qualitative research it is divided into three parts. The first gives the philosophical background of research, while the other two cover the thinking and action processes of research. Throughout the text the value of multiple research strategies are emphasised. An innovative and practical text for undergraduates in any of the allied health therapies.