New to this edition
- NEW! Contemporary, practice examples
give you a highly relevant understanding of today’s changing health and human service environments.
- NEW! In-depth analysis of big data and data analytics expands your understanding of how to apply these numbers to health and human service research.
- NEW! More emphasis on technology in research and research informed practice ensures you understand the latest methods available to you.
- NEW! Expanded discussion of naturalistic methods improve your ability to understand and integrate varying methods.
- NEW! Updated research methods, strategies, and references provide you with the latest information on research in diverse areas of health and human services.
Author Information
By Elizabeth DePoy, PhD, MSW, OTR, Professor, Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work; Cooperating Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Cooperating Faculty, School of Policy and International Affairs, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA and Laura N. Gitlin, PhD., FGSA, FAAN, Distinguished University Professor
Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Drexel University
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins school of Nursing
Part I: Introduction
1. Research as an Important Way of Knowing
2. Essentials of Research
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. Formulating Research Questions and Queries
9. Language and Thinking Processes
Part III: Design Approaches
10. Experimental-Type Designs
11. Naturalistic Designs
12. Mixed Method Designs
Part IV: Action Processes
13. Setting the Boundaries of a Study
14. Boundary Setting in Experimental-Type Designs
15. Boundary Setting in Naturalistic Designs
16. Collecting Information
17. Collecting Data Through Measurement in Experimental-Type Research
18. Gathering Information in Naturalistic Inquiry
19. Preparing and Organizing Data
20. Statistical Analysis for Experimental-Type Designs
21. Analysis in Naturalistic Inquiry
22. Sharing Research Knowledge Before the Study
23. Sharing Research Knowledge During and After the Study
Part V: Improving Practice Through Inquiry
24. Reciprocal Role of Research and Practice
25. Stories from the Field
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