Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies

by Depoy, Elizabeth, Ph.D.; Gitlin, Laura N., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780323068543
• ISBN10: 0323068545
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Bridge the gap between research and practice with DePoy and Gitlin's Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies, 4 th Edition. This completely updated, user-friendly text helps you better understand not only the research process, but also research designs and their applications to the real world of clinical practice. Covering multiple research strategies (including both qualitative and quantitative research), it gives you a balanced approach to various research traditions, addressing the key issues that are emerging in today's health care environment. Offers a balanced approach to various research traditions and multiple research strategies, including qualitative, quantitative, naturalistic and experimental-type, and more.Presents complex information in a clear, highly readable, and easy-to-understand manner.Keeps information relevant to today's health care environment with real-world "snapshots" and a final Stories from the Field chapter.Includes detailed discussions of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, a unique and balanced focus that makes this text more comprehensive than others in its field.Covers experimental-type, naturalistic, and mixed method design strategies, improving your ability to compare, contrast, and integrate different methods.Study tools on Evolve include math tips, crossword puzzles, learning activities, and sample forms.Reflects recent changes in the field, including new material on preparing poster presentations, community and participatory research, translation issues, and advanced scale development, giving you the tools you need to devise successful research studies.Includes expanded evidence-based material and occupational therapy-specific information, discussing the methods used in each study.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Research as an important way of knowing

Essentials of research

Thinking Processes

Philosophical foundations

Framing the problem

Developing a knowledge base through review of the literature

Theory in research

Formulating research questions and queries

Language and thinking processes

Design approaches

Experimental-type designs

Naturalistic inquiry designs

Action processes

Setting the boundaries of a study

Protecting the boundaries

Boundary setting in experimental-type designs

Boundary setting in naturalistic designs

Collecting information

Measurement in experimental-type research

Gathering information in naturalistic inquiry

Preparing and organizing data

Statistical analysis for experimental-type research

Analysis in naturalistic inquiry

Sharing research knowledge before the study

Sharing research knowledge during and after the study

Improving practice through inquiry

Case study designs

Reciprocal role of research & practice

Stories from the field

Appendix: Informed consent documents

Glossary

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