INDICE: Foreword (Soo Downe). Preface. About the book. About the authors. Acknowledgements. Part I Understanding research. Chapter 1 Introduction to midwifery research. Introducing research. Types of research knowledge. Audit and research. Introducing qualitative research. Introducing quantitative research. The importance of evidence-based practice. Summary. Chapter 2 Finding the evidence. Introduction to finding evidence. Literature searching. Literature review. Sources of evidence. Using a search strategy. Structured review. Systematicreview. Summary. Chapter 3 Making sense of the evidence. Introduction to critiquing research evidence. Critiquing qualitative research. Critiquing quantitative research. Hierarchy of evidence. Differences between qualitative and quantitative research. Summary. Part II Undertaking research. Chapter 4 Data collection techniques. Introduction to data collection. Qualitative data collectiontechniques. Undertaking a research interview. Quantitative data collection techniques. Questionnaires. Summary. Chapter 5 Ethics and research governance. Introduction. Introducing ethics and research. History of ethics and research. Principles of ethics. Research governance. Ethical Issues relating to midwifery research. Gaining ethical approval. Summary. Chapter 6 Data analysis. Introduction to data analysis. Qualitative data analysis. Quantitative data analysismethods. A basic understanding of statistics. Summary. Chapter 7 Research dissemination. Introduction. The dissertation. Research degree proposals. Writingskills. Getting your work published. Impact of publications. Presenting a conference paper. Useful resources. Becoming a researcher. Summary. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Glossary. References. Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-9510-2
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 25/03/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés