Description
Book Synopsisexplains the ethos and principles of action research demonstrates how it may be used in health care practice helps practitioners participate in and/or plan, carry out and evaluate their own action research studies author of best-selling Mentoring, Preceptorship and Clinical Supervision with Anne Palmer.
Trade Review"This book would be an excellent starting point for someone interested in undertaking research in practice who feels the reductionist or qualitative research method is not appropriate."
Physiotherapy Journal
"Action Research in Healthcare is a welcome addition to the literature on methods because it outlines an alternative problem-solving, collaborative approach to research. It is accessible and engages the reader..."
Health Service Journal
"Where the book really does triumph is in the provision of guidelines for critiquing action research, thus emphasizing the practical utility of the text. It is a book which should certainly be available in all nursing libraries."
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Principles of action research design; Preparing a proposal; Managing action research; Writing a valid account; Appendix: Guidelines for critiquing action research; References; Further reading; Index
