Providing research consumers with the skills necessary for discovering evidence that matters, this book is designed for students, practitioners or researchers who are planning to review research for best practices or are currently selecting programs. Arlene Fink assumes that each person who reads it has a passing familiarity with the idea of research, but no special research expertise is necessary. INDICE: Preface Figures Examples Chapter 1. The Evaluation Research and Evidence-Based Practice Partnership Chapter 2. The Research Consumer as Detective: Investigating Program and Bibliographic Data Bases Chapter 3: The PracticalResearch Consumer Chapter 4. The Designing Research Consumer Chapter 5. The Research Consumer Reviews the Measures Chapter 6. The Research Consumer Evaluates Measurement Reliability and Validity Chapter 7. Getting Closer: Grading theLiterature and Evaluating the Strength of the Evidence Chapter 8. The EthicalResearch Consumer Assesses Needs and Evaluates Improvement Identifying Needs,Preferences and Values Glossary Appendix References
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-3770-2
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 408
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés