An introductory text on the appreciation and evaluation of other people's research and on the conduct of one's own. It stands by itself, but may also be read in conjunction with the authors' Research into practice: a reader for nurses and the caring professions (Open U. Press, 1992), which contains many of the examples which are discussed here. Distributed by Taylor &amp; Francis. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Medical Books

Abbott, Pamela

Sapsford, Roger

Nursing

Open Univ Pr

This text, aimed at nurses, social workers, community workers and others in the caring professions, is about the appreciation, evaluation and conduct of social research. It concentrates on relatively small-scale studies which can be carried out by one or two people.

This text is a collection of examples of research, all concerned in some way with nursing or the study of health anc community care. It illustrates the kind of research that can be done by a small team or a single researcher, without large-scale research grants. The editors have selected papers which sho a great diversity of approaches: differing emphasis on description or explanation, different degrees of structure in design and different appeals to the authority of science ro the authenticity of empathic exploration. They show the limitations typical of small scale projects carried out with limited resources and the experience of applied research as it occurs in practice, as opposed to how it tends to look when discussed in textbooks. The papers have been organized into three sections representing three distinct types of social science research - "observing and participating", "taking to people and asking questions" and "controlled trials and comparisons". Each section is provided with an editorial introduction.

Research into Practice: A Reader for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

Book by Ackers, Louise, Abbott, Pamela

Politics & Social Sciences

Ackers, Louise

Social Sciences

A textbook for students in any of the caring professions. Examines the nature of the social policy they will have to deal with, its relationship to health, who provides social welfare, how the provision of welfare has developed, the competing ideologies of welfare, poverty and inequality, privatization, the voluntary sector, state income maintenance, informal care, the mixed economy, and other aspects. Based on the health-care system in Britain. Distributed in the US by Taylor &amp; Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Offering selected examples of research, all concerned in some way with nursing or the study of nursing, this text illustrates the kind of research that can be done by a small team or a single researcher, without large-scale research grants. The papers chosen cover a wide range of approaches, differing in emphasis on description or explanation, different degrees of structure in design and different appeals to the authority of science or the authenticity of emphatic exploration. They show the limitations typical of small-scale projects carried out with limited resources and the experience of applied research as it occurs in practice, as opposed to how it tends to look when discussed in textbooks.

Research Into Practice 2/E: A Reader (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

Open University Press

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.

Research Methods For Nurses And The Caring Professions 2/E (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

The Decent Society: Planning for Social Quality (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Wallace, Claire

Reference

Routledge

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Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Research into Practice: A Reader for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

Research Into Practice 2/E: A Reader (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

Research Methods For Nurses And The Caring Professions 2/E (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

The Decent Society: Planning for Social Quality (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives

AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY : Feminist Perpectives