Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions (Social Science for Nurses & the Caring Professions S.) - Hardcover

Abbott, Pamela; Sapsford, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335196985 ISBN 13: 9780335196982

Publisher: Open University Press, 1998

Synopsis

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. The authors have provided a number of short, practical exercises in the text, and examples are drawn mostly from projects carried out by one or two people rather than large research teams. The accessible style will make this an appropriate introductory text for those undertaking or studying research for the first time.

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Review

"This is an excellent introduction to the evaluation and conduct of research. It will continue to be required reading for students of health professional courses and for other practitioners new to research." - Journal of Nursing Management

About the Author

Pamela Abbott is Director and Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Teesside. She is a well known researcher in the fields of health, nursing, women's employment and community care.

Roger Sapsford is a senior lecturer in research methods at the Open University. He has carried out extensive research in a number of fields and was previously employed by the Home Office Research Unit and in market research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0335196985
• ISBN 13: 9780335196982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256