TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elizabeth DePoy
AU  - Gitlin,Laura N.
TI  - Introduction to research: understanding and applying multiple strategies 
SN  - 9780323068543 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RA 440.85 .D47 2011
U1  - 362.1072 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - St. Louis, Mo.
PB  - Elsevier/Mosby
KW  - Public health
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Medical care
KW  - Human services
KW  - Experimental design
KW  - Research Design
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Research as an important way of knowing -- Essentials of research -- Philosophical foundations -- Framing the problem -- Developing a knowledge base through review of the literature -- Theory in research -- Formulating research questions and queries -- Language and thinking processes -- Design approaches -- Experimental-type designs -- Naturalistic inquiry designs -- Setting the boundaries of a study -- Protecting the boundaries -- Boundary setting in experimental-type designs -- Boundary setting in naturalistic designs -- Collecting information -- Measurement in experimental-type research -- Gathering information in naturalistic inquiry -- Preparing and organizing data -- Statistical analysis for experimental-type research -- Analysis in naturalistic inquiry -- Sharing research knowledge before the study -- Sharing research knowledge during and after the study -- Case study designs -- Reciprocal role of research and practice -- Stories from the field
ER  -