Research category: 4571 books
Advances in Mixed Methods Research
Theories and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
Advances in Mixed Methods Research provides an essential introduction to the fast-growing field of mixed methods research. Bergman's book examines the current state of mixed-methods research, exploring exciting new ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social and health...
Reflexive Methodology
New Vistas for Qualitative Research
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Praise for the Second Edition:
"In opposition to most literature on how to conduct good social science research which is either empirically oriented or gives priority to theoretical and philosophical considerations, which tends to make empirical research look odd or irrelevant, this...
Child Psychotherapy and Research
New Approaches, Emerging Findings
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Child Psychotherapy and Research brings together some of the most exciting and innovative research activity taking place within psychoanalytic child psychotherapy today.
Drawing on the expertise of an international range of contributors, this book describes work at the cutting edge of research...
Reading Research, Fifth Canadian Edition - E-Book
A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
This practical beginner-level introduction to health sciences research is ideal for both students and health professionals. It assumes the reader has little or no experience with analyzing published research, and provides guidelines for reading and understanding research articles, as well as information...
by Laura L. Ellingson
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Embodiment in Qualitative Research connects critical, interdisciplinary theorizing of embodiment with creative, practical strategies for engaging in embodied qualitative research. Ellingson equips qualitative researchers not only to resist the mind–body split in principle but to infuse their research...
The Research Companion
A practical guide for those in the social sciences, health and development
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Have you ever wanted to know an effective and ethical way to:
Design a study?
Recruit participants?
Report findings?
And improve the quality and output of your research?
The Research Companion focuses on the practical skills needed to complete research in the social...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Recent decades have seen an upsurge of research with and about young children, their families and communities. The *Handbook of Early Childhood Research *will provide a landmark overview of the field of early childhood research and will set an agenda for early childhood research into the future....
by Alicia O'Cathain
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2018
Researchers measure the effectiveness of new interventions using randomized controlled trials (RCTs). They are increasingly using qualitative research with these RCTs to explain the results of RCTs or facilitate the viability and efficiency of RCTs. A Practical Guide to Using Qualitative Research...
Developing a Healthcare Research Proposal
An Interactive Student Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Are you new to research and daunted by the idea of constructing your own research proposal? Then this is the book you need!
This book and accompanying web resource will answer all your questions about healthcare research by introducing you to the concepts, theories and practicalities surrounding...
Researcher Race
Social Constructions in the Research Process
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Researcher Race: Social Constructions in the Research Process is designed to expose the role of researcher race in social science research. This book highlights the interaction of researcher and participant race in shaping data that is collected. Researcher Race makes the researcher’s position visible...
Qualitative Research in the Health Sciences
Methodologies, Methods and Processes
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
There is a growing interest in, and acceptance of, qualitative research approaches in the health science disciplines, both as standalone methodologies and integrated with quantitative designs in mixed methods approaches. This comprehensive text provides deeper knowledge and application of a wide range...
Statistics for Nursing Research - E-Book
A Workbook for Evidence-Based Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Understand the statistical methods used in nursing research articles! Statistics for Nursing Research: A Workbook for Evidence-Based Practice, 2nd Edition helps you interpret and analyze the statistical data found in health sciences research articles. Practical exercises show how to critically appraise...
Understanding Research Methods
An Overview of the Essentials
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
A perennial bestseller since 1997, this updated tenth edition of Understanding Research Methods provides a detailed overview of all the important concepts traditionally covered in a research methods class. It covers the principles of both qualitative and quantitative research, and how to interpret...
by Willem E. Saris, Irmtraud N. Gallhofer
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Praise for the First Edition
“...this book is quite inspiring, giving many practical ideas for survey research, especially for designing better questionnaires.”
—International Statistical Review
Reflecting modern developments in the field of survey research, the Second Edition...