Research Techniques for the Health Sciences - Hardcover

Neutens, James J.; Rubinson, Laurna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321596412 ISBN 13: 9780321596413

Publisher: Pearson, 2009

Synopsis

Key Benefit: Research Techniques for the Health Sciences focuses on pragmatic aspects of health science research. Underlying concepts and theory are explained and illustrated through a common-sense approach utilizing case studies. All of the book's case studies are health-oriented in school, community, and hospital settings involving students, teachers, physicians, nurses, and health science researchers. This edition features an emphasis on the currency in the research methods processes, and includes new Lecture Outlines in PowerPoint slides. Key Topics: What is Research?, Developing the Research Proposal, Critical Review of the Literature and Information Resources,Research in an Ethical Context, Conducting Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research, Data Collection through Surveys and Self-Reports,

About this title

From the Back Cover

Thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition expands on its unique case study approach. This pragmatic approach provides immediate application to content. Real-life cases open the methodologic and ethics chapters and are used throughout the chapters as the primary example. All of the case studies are health oriented in school, community, and hospital settings involving students, teachers, physicians, nurses, and health science researchers. New chapters on analytic epidemiology, descriptive data analysis, and sampling have been added to this edition, and the updated appendices provide condensed information on common statistical procedures and manuscript preparation. For professionals in the health sciences field.

About the Author

James J. Neutens, PhD, FASHA is the Dean of the College of Medicine-Knoxville at the University of Tennessee.

                       

Laurna Rubinson, a native New Yorker, received her B.S. from Long Island University.  She taught in the Connecticut public schools while attending Southern Connecticut State University to earn her M.S.  Her Ph.D. was earned at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she continued on as a faculty member.  During her career at Illinois, she was the Director of Graduate Studies and taught courses in health behavior, research methods, and community health organization.  Her research interests focused on the health behavior of college students and young adults.  She has written books entitled: Contemporary Human Sexuality and Foundations for Health Education, in addition to Research Techniques for the Health Sciences.  She was the recipient of grants from both the Federal government and private agencies, and received awards from professional organizations.  She retired as an Associate Professor in 2000 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after 27 years in the Community Health department. Her most rewarding professional experiences have been working with outstanding students in their efforts to complete their theses and dissertations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0321596412
• ISBN 13: 9780321596413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 352