This book provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics of nursing and healthcare research.

PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE
Evidence-Based Practice and Research - Jo Rycroft-Malone
Creating a Research-Based Culture in Healthcare Practice - Joyce Wilkinson
The Research Journey - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead and Becky Hall
Paradigms and Philosophies - Mike Thomas
Qualitative Research - Ann Bryan
Quantitative Research - Charlotte Eost-Telling
Mixed Methods Research - Dawn Freshwater
Evaluation Research - David Coyle
Service User-Led Research - Aidan Worsley
Systematic Reviews - Alan Pearson
Longitudinal Research - Elisabetta Ruspini
Writing Research Bids - Neville J Ford with case study by Jean Mannix
PART TWO: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Action Research - Chris Whitney-Cooper
Case Study Research - Andy Lovell
Ethnography - Annette McIntosh-Scott with case study by Jenni Templeman
Ethnomethodology - Tom Mason
Feminist Research - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead
Grounded Theory - Maureen Deacon
Hermeneutics - Dean Garret
Historical Research - Pat Starkey
Narrative Research - David Coyle
Observational Research - Sandra Flynn
Phenomenology - David Coyle
Symbolic Interactionsim - Robin James Smith
Vignette Research - Dave Mercer
Visual Research - Jan Woodhouse
PART THREE: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Experimental Design - Roger Watson
Quasi-Experimental Design - Vimal and Nikhil Sharma
Survey Research - Simon Alford
Hypotheses - Stephen Fallows
Measurement Instruments - Andrew Mitchell
Statistics: Descriptive - Debbie Robertson
Statistics: Inferential - Mike Morris
Questionnaire Construction - Liane Hayes
Use of Databases - Nicholas Syrotiuk
PART FOUR: THE RESEARCH PROCESS
Literature Review - Helen Aveyard with case study by Julie Dulson
Research Design and Method - Annette McIntosh-Scott with case study by Vicky Ridgway
Research Ethics - Martin Johnson
Data Collection and Management - Mary Steen
Data Analysis - Elizabeth Harlow
Presentation and Discussion of Results - Janice Gidman
Dissemination of Findings - Michael Hellenbach