Introduction to Research - Elizabeth Depoy

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Résumé :

Learn the latest healthcare and human service research methods! Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies, 6th Edition helps bridge the gap between research and practice by giving you a solid foundation for critiquing your own work. This easy-to-read guide covers all the major research design strategies: qualitative, quantitative, naturalistic, experimental-type, and mixed method. Plus, the 6^th edition has been updated to include contemporary references, an expanded discussion of big data, updated research methods, and more!

• Comprehensive coverage of research designs helps you to further understand how to apply these methods to healthcare and human service settings
• Detailed coverage of qualitative and quantitative methodologies offer a unique and balanced focus that makes this text more comprehensive than others in its field
• Case examples provide real-life snapshots of what it is like to participate in different types of research processes, identify research dilemmas relevant to chapter subjects, and alert you to problems you might encounter

• NEW! Contemporary, practice examples give you a highly relevant understanding of today&rsquo...

  Biographie:
  Part I: Introduction
  1. Research as an Important Way of Knowing
  2. Essentials of Research
  3. Research Ethics
  
  Part II: Thinking Processes
  4. Philosophical Foundations
  5. Framing the Problem
  6. Developing a Knowledge Base Through Literature and Resources
  7. Theory in Research
  8. Formulating Research Questions and Queries
  9. Language and Thinking Processes
  
  Part III: Design Approaches
  10. Experimental-Type Designs
  11. Naturalistic Designs
  12. Mixed Method Designs
  
  Part IV: Action Processes
  13. Setting the Boundaries of a Study
  14. Boundary Setting in Experimental-Type Designs
  15. Boundary Setting in Naturalistic Designs
  16. Collecting Information
  17. Collecting Data Through Measurement in Experimental-Type Research
  18. Gathering Information in Naturalistic Inquiry
  19. Preparing and Organizing Data
  20. Statistical Analysis for Experimental-Type Designs
  21. Analysis in Naturalistic Inquiry
  22. Sharing Research Knowledge Before the Study
  23. Sharing Research Knowledge During and After the Study
  
  Part V: Improving Practice Through Inquiry
  24. Reciprocal Role of Research and Practice
  25. Stories from the Field...

  Sommaire:
  s changing health and human service environments

• NEW! In-depth analysis of big data and data analytics expands your understanding of how to apply these numbers to health and human service research
• NEW! More emphasis on technology in research and research informed practice ensures you understand the latest methods available to you
• NEW! Expanded discussion of naturalistic methods improve your ability to understand and integrate varying methods
• NEW! Updated research methods, strategies, and references provide you with the latest information on research in diverse areas of health and human services