Introduction to research : understanding and applying multiple strategies /: understanding and applying multiple strategies. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth DePoy, Laura N. Gitlin.
• Other Names: DePoy, Elizabeth; Gitlin, Laura N, 1952-
• Contents: Part 1: Introduction; 1. Research as an Important Way of Knowing; 2. Essentials; 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. Asking Questions and Posing Queries; 9. Language and Thinking Processes; Part III: Design Approaches; 10. Experimental-Type Designs; 11. Naturalistic Designs; 12. Mixed Method Designs; Part V: Action Processes; 13. Setting Boundaries; 14. Boundary Setting in Experimental-Type Design; 15. Boundary Setting in Naturalistic Analysis; 16. Boundary Setting in Mixed Methods; 17. Collecting Information; 18. Collecting Data Through Measurement in Experimental-Type Design; 19. Gathering Information in Naturalistic Analysis; 20. Preparing and Organizing Data; 21. Statistical Analysis for Experimental-Type Research; 22. Analysis in Naturalistic Inquiry; 23. Sharing Research Knowledge Before the Study; 24. Sharing Research Knowledge During and After the Study; Part V: Improving Practice Through Inquiry; 25. Reciprocal Roles of Research, Knowledge Development, and Practice; 26. Stories from the Field; Appendices; Glossary
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 610.72; Public health -- Research -- Methodology; Medical care -- Research -- Methodology; Human services -- Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323261722; 0323261728
• Related ISBNs: 9780323261715
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