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This concise, "how to" guide to conducting qualitative ethnography research spearheads a new series, Qualitative Designs and Methods, for novice researchers and specialists alike focusing on state-of-the-art methodologies from a nursing perspective.
"[A]n excellent book for researchers who want to conduct nursing research using ethnography... Weighted Numerical Score: 99 - 5 Stars!" -- Doody's Book Reviews Ethnography is a qualitative research design that focuses on the study of people to explore cultural phenomena. This concise, ìhow toî guide to conducting qualitative ethnography research spearheads a new series, Qualitative Designs and Methods, for novice researchers and specialists alike focusing on state-of-the-art methodologies from a nursing perspective. Scholars of qualitative ethnography research review the philosophical basis for choosing ethnography as a research tool and describe in depth its key features and development level. They provide directives on how to solve practical problems related to ethnography research, nursing examples, and discussion of the current state of the art. This includes a comprehensive plan for conducting studies and a discussion of appropriate measures, ethical considerations, and potential problems. Examples of published ethnography nursing research worldwide, along with author commentary, support the new researcher in making decisions and facing challenges. Each chapter includes objectives, competencies, review questions, critical thinking exercises, and web links for more in-depth research. A practical point of view pervades the book, which is geared to help novice researchers and specialists expand their competencies, engage graduate teachers and students and in-service educators and students, and aid nursing research in larger health institutions. Key Features: Includes examples of state-of-the-art ethnography nursing research with content analysis Presents a comprehensive plan for conducting studies and appropriate measures, ethical considerations, and potential challenges Describes theoretical underpinnings, key features, and development level Written by ethnography scholars from around the world
Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this invaluable bibliography of sources of literature for nurses, includes over 2760 entries, 64 per cent of which are new. This comprehensive, yet concise guide is designed for convenience and ease of use and covers all aspects of nursing and allied health research with accessible and informative entries compiled within three sections. The first covers the process of literature searching, libraries and tools - print and electronic - for accessing literature. In the second methods of inquiry are presented. The final section discusses issues surrounding nursing research. The book includes an extended section on electronic sources as well as many web site addresses and is design
Nursing Research Using Phenomenology: Qualitative Designs and Methods is one of the books in a series of seven volumes that presents concise, how-to guides to conducting qualitative research -- for novice researchers and specialists seeking to develop or expand their competency, health institution research divisions, in-service educators and students, and graduate nursing educators and students.
This collection presents up-to-the-minute qualitative researchmethodologies creatively developed by and within nursing. The bookis written by authors at the forefront of their fields. It is aimedat enabling people to research critical issues for nursing practiceand health care. Nurses face the imperative for practice grounded inresearch-based evidence. The book demonstrates how qualitativemethodologies can produce rigorous and valid research. Drawing onempirical data each chapter introduces a particular contemporaryapproach; examines the literature in its field; discusses itsrelevance for nursing and health care; and explains what claims toknowledge can be made.
Consists of papers presented at a conference sponsored 1968-73 by the Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing; 1974- by the Western Society for Research in Nursing; issues for 1993- contain also addresses and abstracts of the WIN Assembly.
