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| Introduction |
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Where do research topics come from? |
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Identifying a reasonable question |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (5) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (13) |
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How to do a literature search |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (1) |
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Locating articles and books |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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How long should the literature review be? |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Refining the Question and Developing the Background |
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25 | (12) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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Research question or hypothesis |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (6) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Choosing a Research Method |
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37 | (23) |
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38 | (5) |
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43 | (6) |
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Comparison of quantitative and qualitative research |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (6) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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Quantitative Research Designs |
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60 | (18) |
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60 | (2) |
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Quasi-experimental designs |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (5) |
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Validity and reliability of quantitative research |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (4) |
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77 | (1) |
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Establishing Boundaries for the Quantitative Research Study |
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78 | (16) |
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Defining and operationalizing terms |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Subject criteria and selection |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (7) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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Data Collection Techniques |
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94 | (25) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (4) |
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Record and artifact review |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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Tests, measures, and inventories |
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102 | (1) |
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Validity and reliability of test instruments |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (13) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Analyzing Quantitative Data |
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119 | (15) |
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Consulting a statistician |
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119 | (1) |
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Descriptive versus inferential statistics |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Parametric and non-parametric data |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (5) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Qualitative Research Designs |
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The purposes of qualitative research |
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134 | (1) |
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Preparing for a qualitative research study |
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134 | (1) |
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General components of qualitative research |
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135 | (3) |
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Descriptions of qualitative designs |
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138 | (8) |
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Validit and reliability of qualitative research |
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146 | (5) |
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151 | (5) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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Analyzing Qualitative Data |
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158 | (22) |
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Patterns, categories, and descriptive units |
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159 | (5) |
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164 | (4) |
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Coding and displays as methods for qualitative data analysis |
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168 | (9) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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Final Preparation Before Implementing the Research Plan |
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180 | (10) |
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Human subjects committee procedures |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Reporting Results and Drawing Conclusions |
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190 | (19) |
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190 | (7) |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (8) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (25) |
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185 | (36) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (12) |
| Appendices |
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234 | (39) |
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234 | (3) |
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B. Well-written literature reviews |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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E. Bibliographic sources for tests |
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240 | (1) |
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F. Software for qualitative data analysis |
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241 | (2) |
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G. Principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association) |
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243 | (3) |
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H. Sample of a consent form |
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246 | (2) |
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I. Sample of a consent form for student's thesis |
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248 | (2) |
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J. Sample of permission form for photographs and other media materials |
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250 | (2) |
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K. Human subjects committee guidelines for informed consent from a children's hospital |
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252 | (4) |
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L. List of professional journals and their publishers |
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256 | (4) |
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M. Sample aim and scope of a professional journal |
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260 | (2) |
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N. Sample author's guides from professional journals |
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262 | (7) |
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Sample 1. Physical therapy: Instructions to authors |
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262 | (4) |
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Sample 2. Author's guide from the American Journal of Occupational Therapy |
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266 | (3) |
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O. Sample timetables from students' theses |
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269 | (4) |
| Index |
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