Undertaking qualitative research on sensitive topics often raises a variety of ethical problems. Based on empirical research, this book documents experiences throughout the entire research process: from conceptualization, ethics approval, fieldwork, to analysis and publication. It presents readers w[...]
This volume deals with the nature of professional education and the need to produce professionals who are capable of reflection upon practice. It derives comprehensive guidelines for developing curricula and teaching methods that encourage reflective thinking. It is heavily research-based and the mu[...]
Written by an expert in exercise science and physical activity epidemiology, this book emphasises instruments for health-related research, provides specific resources for analysing and interpreting data and includes several different assessment techniques.[...]
Explains the principles of qualitative inquiry, making it easy for students and practitioners to understand how to design, conduct and evaluate qualitative research studies. This title provides a focused approach to qualitative research for students and professionals in physical activity and health [...]
This comprehensive book emphasises the importance of evidence-based practice. It covers the essential stages in research, from posing the right questions, designing your study, through to the methods for collecting, presenting and analysing data.[...]
'If you are teaching postgraduate research methods courses, including those aimed at a mixture of psychologists and other health professionals, this book is worth considering as a core text' - John Hegarty, THES This textbook offers an excellent introduction to the variety of research methods used w[...]
For research to be effective, it is essential that every aspect of the study is well planned. Health Science Research has been written to help researchers from all disciplines conduct their studies with this kind of integrity. Each chapter covers a specific area fo conducting a study, including: - [...]
2004 AJN BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER! This text facilitates researching clinical concepts and will enhance the focus on linking clinical variable assessments with routine measurement of everyday clinical interventions. With this book, students will be able to: review available instruments that mea[...]
Unlike other texts of its kind, Health Theory in Public Health Research and Practice: Thinking Outside the Box uses an applied approach from a theoretical angle.[...]
Conducting Health Outcomes Research serves as the definitive guide to successful investigation of health care outcomes and the key resource for ensuring quality care. As consumer, insurer and government demands for quality health care increase, the field of research required to measure such quality [...]
Grounded in public health practice, this text offers a comprehensive study of the health behavior theories that are the foundation of all health education and promotion programs. Your students will come away with a clear understanding of essential relationships between human behavior and health, as [...]
This easy-to-read, user-friendly text explores the full range of basic topics typically covered in research courses in exercise science, kinesiology, and physical education. The book provides the information and skills needed to write effective research proposals and theses; read, assess, interpret,[...]
Process evaluation is an essential component of any program evaluation or intervention research effort. This important resource offers an overview of the history, purpose, strengths, and limitations of process evaluation and includes illustrative case material of the current state of the art in proc[...]
Since it was first published more than twenty-five years ago, Asking Questions has become a classic guide for designing questionnaires¾the most widely used method for collecting information about peopleâs attitudes and behavior. An essential tool for market researchers advertisers, pollsters[...]
The 6th Edition of an AJN Book of the Year Award Winner!Prepare for the real world of family nursing care! Explore family nursing the way it's practiced today-with a theory-guided, evidence-based approach to care throughout the family life cycle that responds to the needs of families and adapts to t[...]
What does one do when the data set from the study one has just completed violates the sample size or other requirements needed to apply parametric statistics? This book was developed for just such a scenario, that is: research undertaken with limited funds, using a small sample of convenience, in a [...]