This book, now substantially revised in its second edition, is about
the appreciation, evaluation and conduct of social research. Aimed at
nurses, social workers, community workers and others in the caring
professions, the book is particularly focused on research which
evaluates and contributes to professional practice. The authors have
provided many short, practical exercises in the text, and the
examples are drawn mostly from projects carried out by one or two
people rather than large research teams. The clear, accessible style
will make this the ideal introductory text for those undertaking or
studying research for the first time. The book may be used in
conjunction with Research into Practice (Open University Press), a
reader of useful examples selected by the same authors.
Notes:
Rev. ed. of: Research methods for nurses and the caring professions /
Roger Sapsford. 1st ed. 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sect. 1. Introduction. Ch. 1. Finding out and making sense -- Sect.
2. Assessing research. Ch. 2. Reading research reports. Ch. 3.
Reading open interview research. Ch. 4. Reading observation research.
Ch. 5. Reading about controlled trials. Ch. 6. Reading survey
research. Ch. 7. Reading secondary sources -- Sect. 3. Doing
research. Ch. 8. Using secondary sources. Ch. 9. Survey research:
design and sampling. Ch. 10. Experimental practice. Ch. 11. Open
interviewing. Ch. 12. Analysing text. Ch. 13. Participant observation
-- Sect. 4. In conclusion. Ch. 14. Writing up. Ch. 15. In conclusion:
research into practice.
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