Introduction to research : understanding and applying multiple strategies /
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| Author / Creator: | DePoy, Elizabeth. |
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Imprint: | St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Mosby, c2011. |
| Description: | xiv, 369 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8208428 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. Research as an important way of knowing
- 2. Essentials of research
- Part II. Thinking Processes
- 3. Philosophical foundations
- 4. Framing the problem
- 5. Developing a knowledge base through review of the literature
- 6. Theory in research
- 7. Formulating research questions and queries
- 8. Language and thinking processes
- Part III. Design approaches
- 9. Experimental-type designs
- 10. Naturalistic inquiry designs
- Part IV. Action processes
- 11. Setting the boundaries of a study
- 12. Protecting the boundaries
- 13. Boundary setting in experimental-type designs
- 14. Boundary setting in naturalistic designs
- 15. Collecting information
- 16. Measurement in experimental-type research
- 17. Gathering information in naturalistic inquiry
- 18. Preparing and organizing data
- 19. Statistical analysis for experimental-type research
- 20. Analysis in naturalistic inquiry
- 21. Sharing research knowledge before the study
- 22. Sharing research knowledge during and after the study
- Part V. Improving practice through inquiry
- 23. Case study designs
- 24. Reciprocal role of research & practice
- 25. Stories from the field
- Appendix: Informed consent documents
- Glossary
