Introduction to research: understanding and applying multiple strategies

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. INDICE: Part I: Introduction1. Research as an important way of knowing 2. Essentials of researchPart II: Thinking Processes3. Philosophical foundations4. Framing the problem5. Developing a knowledge base through review of the literature6. Theory in research7. Formulating research questions and queries8. Language and thinking processesPart III: Design approaches9. Experimental-type designs10. Naturalistic inquiry designsPart IV: Action processes11. Setting the boundaries of a study12. Protecting the boundaries13. Boundary setting in experimental-type designs14. Boundary setting in naturalistic designs15. Collecting information16. Measurement in experimental-type research17. Gathering information in naturalistic inquiry18. Preparing and organizing data19. Statistical analysis for experimental-type research20. Analysis in naturalistic inquiry21.Sharing research knowledge before the study22. Sharing research knowledge during and after the studyPart V: Improving practice through inquiry23. Case study designs24. Reciprocal role of research & practice25. Stories from the fieldAppendix: Informed consent documentsGlossary

• ISBN: 978-0-323-06854-3
• Editorial: Mosby-Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés