Introduction to Research:Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies 3/e

This clearly written, easy-to-understand book demystifies the
research process and provides a rational foundation from which to
critique and understand research designs and applications in health
care and human service settings. Divided into five parts
Introduction, Thinking Processes, Design Approaches, Action
Processes, and Improving Practice Through Inquiry it explores
multiple research strategies, proposing that naturalistic and
experimental-type research strategies have equal value and contribute
in complementary and distinct ways to the science of practice.
Content in this edition has been significantly expanded and updated
to reflect changes in the field, specifically in areas of ethics,
informed consent, practice efficacy, and proposal-writing.