Introduction to research : understanding and applying multiple strategies / 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, Senior Research Fellow, Ono Academic College, Research Institute for Health and Medical Professions, Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, Professor, School of Nursing and School of Medicine, Director, Center for Innovative Care in Aging, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research as an important way of knowing -- Essentials of research -- Research ethics -- Philosophical foundations -- Framing the problem -- Developing a knowledge base through literature and resources -- Theory in research -- Formulating research questions and queries -- Language and thinking processes -- Experimental-type designs -- Naturalistic designs -- Mixed method designs -- Setting the boundaries of a study -- Boundary setting in experimental-type design -- Boundary setting in naturalistic analysis -- Collecting information -- Collecting data through measurement in experimental-type research -- Gathering information in naturalistic inquiry -- Preparing and organizing data -- Statistical analysis for experimental-type designs -- Analysis in naturalistic inquiry -- Sharing research knowledge before the study -- Sharing research knowledge during and after the study -- Reciprocal roles of research, knowledge development and practice -- Stories from the field.

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