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Qualitative Research for Allied Health Professionals

Challenging Choices

By: Linda Finlay (Editor), Claire Ballinger (Editor)

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Paperback | 23 March 2006 | Edition Number 1

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This practical text addresses a gap in the literature by mapping the links between philosophy, research method and practice in an accessible, readable way. It offers guidance to allied health professionals – increasingly involved in research as the emphasis grows on evidence-based practice – on how to engage in meaningful, good quality qualitative research. <p> To help researchers take on this challenge, the book: <ul> <li>highlights some of the choices involved in carrying out qualitative research <li>offers a wide range of practical examples to show how different ways of doing qualitative research can be managed <li>critically examines a variety of qualitative research methodologies of particular interest to allied health professionals <li>clarifies the links between epistemology, methodology and method. </ul> <p> The book is structured in three parts.  Part I sensitises readers to the complex issues which challenge qualitative researchers at the planning stage of their projects. In Part II, the challenge of using different methodologies is critically explored by fifteen authors, who describe their individual research experiences. Part III examines the choices researchers make when they evaluate and present research.

Industry Reviews

"?this book should be an essential buy for all those concerned with learning about and understanding research into health and the health service." (Accident and Emergency Nursing Journal, April 2007)

"This book provides an outstanding array of highly relevant references and information on resources" (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2007)

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