cover image - Introduction to Research, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780323612470
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 11-13-2019
Page Count: 416
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $79.99

Introduction to Research, 6th Edition

by Elizabeth DePoy, PhD, MSW, OTR and Laura N. Gitlin, PhD., FGSA, FAAN

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cover image - Introduction to Research, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780323612470
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 11-13-2019
Page Count: 416
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $79.99
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Provide your students with 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 students a solid foundation for critiquing their own work. This easy-to-read guide covers all the major research design strategies: qualitative, quantitative, naturalistic, experimental-type, and mixed method. Plus, the 6th edition has been updated to include contemporary references, an expanded discussion of big data, updated research methods, and more!

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7th Edition

Introduction to Research

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ISBN: 9780443109416
    • NEW! Contemporary, practice examples give students a highly relevant understanding of today’s changing health and human service environments.
    • NEW! In-depth analysis of big data and data analytics expands students 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 students understand the latest methods available to them. 
    • NEW! Expanded discussion of naturalistic methods improve students’ ability to understand and integrate varying methods. 
    • NEW! Updated research methods, strategies, and references provide students with the latest information on research in diverse areas of health and human services.
    • Comprehensive coverage of research designs helps students to further understand how to apply these methods to healthcare and human service settings
    • Detailed coverage of qualitative and quantitative methodologies provide 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 students to problems they might encounter.
    • NEW! Contemporary, practice examples give you a highly relevant understanding of today’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.
  • 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

    Glossary

  • Elizabeth DePoy, PhD, MSW, OTR, Professor, Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work; Cooperating Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Cooperating Faculty, School of Policy and International Affairs, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA and Laura N. Gitlin, PhD., FGSA, FAAN, Distinguished University Professor
    Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions
    Drexel University
    Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins school of Nursing
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