Research Methods For Nurses And The Caring Professions 2/E by Pamela Abbott (Eng

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Aimed at nurses, social workers, community workers and others in the caring professions, the book is focused on research which evaluates the contributes to professional practice.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

A substantially revised edition dealing with the appreciation, evaluation and conduct of social research. Aimed at nurses, social workers, community workers and others in the caring professions, this text focuses on research which evaluates and contributes to professional practice. The authors have provided a number of short, practical exercises and examples are drawn mostly from projects carried out by one or two people rather than large research teams. The accessible style will make this an appropriate introductory text for those undertaking or studying research for the first time.

Author Biography

Pamela Abbott is Director and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Teesside. She is a well known researcher in the fields of health, nursing, women's employment and community care.Roger Sapsford is a senior lecturer in research methods at the Open University. He has carried out extensive research in a number of fields and was previously employed by the Home Office Research Unit and in market research.

Table of Contents

PrefaceSection oneIntroductionFinding out and making senseSection twoAssessing researchReading research reportsReading open interview researchReading observation researchReading about controlled trialsReading survey researchReading secondary-source researchSection threeDoing researchUsing secondary sourcesSurvey researchdesign and samplingExperimental practiceOpen interviewingAnalysing textParticipant observationSection fourWriting upIn conclusionresearch into practiceGlossaryIndex.

Review

"This is an excellent introduction to the evaluation and conduct of research. It will continue to be required reading for students of health professional courses and for other practitioners new to research." - Journal of Nursing Management

Details ISBN0335196977 Author Roger Sapsford Pages 256 Publisher Open University Press Year 1998 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0335196977 ISBN-13 9780335196975 Format Paperback Imprint Open University Press Place of Publication Milton Keynes Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780335096206 DEWEY 610.73072 Illustrations glossary, index Birth 1947 Media Book Short Title RESEARCH METHODS FOR NURSES & Language English Residence ENK Series UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare DOI 10.1604/9780335196975 UK Release Date 1998-05-16 Publication Date 1998-05-16 AU Release Date 1998-05-16 NZ Release Date 1998-05-16 Edition Description 2nd edition Audience General We've got this

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