Cottrell, Randall R.

Health promotion and education research methods : using the five-chapter thesis/dissertation model / Randall R. Cottrell, James F. McKenzie.0 - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2005.0 - xv, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to research and the research requirement -- Finding a topic and getting started -- The literature review -- Theory and research -- Research questions and hypotheses (writing chapter I) -- Research ethics -- Selecting study participants -- Instrumentation -- Quantitative research methods: experimental (writing chapter III) -- Quantitative research methods: non-experimental (writing chapter III) -- Qualitative research methods (writing chapter III) -- Data analysis and reporting the findings (writing chapters III and IV) -- Sharing your findings (writing beyond chapter V)

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Health education
Health promotion
Health Services Research--methods
Models, Theoretical

WA 590 / C851h 2005