Writing Research: Transforming Data into Text, 1e (Clare, Writing Research) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443071829 ISBN 13: 9780443071829

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2003

Synopsis

This unique resource provides valuable assistance to those writing and publishing nursing research. Rather than emphasizing how to conduct research, this reference assists in the writing task itself - identifying the principles of writing and the commonly used methodologies of health care research. The writing process, as it applies to research, is examined and techniques for writing are discussed in detail. Practical hints and helpful suggestions are included throughout the text, with examples where appropriate. In addition, the book discusses the similarities and differences between the forms of written research - specifically journal articles, theses, conference papers, and research reports. The theory and practice of research writing are comprehensively covered. Information on how to arrange material for specific purposes is provided. A range of commonly used research approaches is encompassed, and the writing task is discussed from within each. The writing process is linked to a philosophical basis of the research approach.

About this title

Synopsis

The primary aim of "Writing Research" is to create a frame of reference for writing research from a number of approaches to inquiry; and for a number of purposes. The content is directed to identifying principles for writing from within commonly used methodologies and methods in health research, which will guide writers to transform research data into written forms. The emphasis will be on the writing task, not on how to conduct the research, which follows after research data has been collected. The explanatory aspects of the content of the book will assist researchers in the development of research proposals and those who critique or review research for any purpose.

About the Author

Judith Clare, R.N., B.A., M.A.(Hons), Ph.D., F.R.C.N.A., Dean School of Nursing, The Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; and Helen Hamilton, R.N., B.A., Dip.Soc., B Litt, MClinN, F.R.C.N.A., F.C.N., Freelance editor; Former Projects Officer, R.C.N. Australia, Editor of Collegian - journal of R.C.N.A.; Former Nurse Researcher, Austen Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia

Edition details

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443071829
• ISBN 13: 9780443071829
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246
• Editor: Clare R.N. Judith