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Reviews
<p>Although there are an increasing number of texts available to nurses in respect of research, The Research Process in Nursing makes a unique contribution.
<p>A regular look at recent publications relevant to health care and nursing research</p>
<p> Getting a PhD: An action plan to help mange your research, your supervisor and your project, is a new publication by John Finn aimed not only to support you as the stu
<p>It can often be an enlightening affair to be made aware of the limitations of one’s knowledge on a subject in which one is gainfully employed — having read this book, I
<p>The world of research can certainly be confusing.
<p>The grounded theory approach to doing qualitative research in nursing has become very popular in recent years.
<p>This text is aimed at those who need to read original research papers in life sciences and medicine and certainly would be an asset to those who need to read quantitati
<p>This is a disappointing book. It does not do what it promises in terms of outlining and discussing ethical issues relating to psychology.
<p>This book discusses the changes that have occurred over the last 30 years in British higher education (HE) and current and future developments.
<p>Any book that begins to unravel the mysteries of getting research published is to be welcomed with open arms by the nurse who is hoping to get his or her work into prin
<p>This book represents the concise paperback edition of a seminal work on action research.
<p>Perhaps not obvious from the title, this book is designed to guide the reader through the process of finding, reading, and critically evaluating published nursing resea
<p>William Pinar has edited a vast but coherent compendium which will be invaluable to anyone wishing to research different national traditions of curriculum research, and to gain some understanding of curriculum debates in the 28 countries that this book covers.</p>
<p>This is a relatively short book exploring leadership on the European scene in the context of healthcare systems. The author maintains that it is about leadership, health care and Europe — all of which are changing rapidly and linked together in the process.
<p>As a recent recruit to a lecturerpractitioner post with little recent experience in the subject area covered by this book, I found it met my needs very well. After all, this topic can be quite daunting for some.
<p>While many texts focus on theoretical perspectives and the methodological approaches associated with qualitative research, few offer insights into the actual ‘doing’ of qualitative research.
<p>When I first looked at this book I wondered if there was room for yet another title on qualitative research in health. Indeed, the authors point out that there are already many excellent introductory textbooks available on this topic.
<p>I found Sarantakos‘s book to be a clear and straightforward guide to social research methods. The book is aimed at undergraduate level, and I am sure will appeal to students from a range of disciplines.
