Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences (Hardcover, 2019)

Volume One.-  Philosophical Foundations & Methodological Frameworks.- Research methods in Health and social science: An introduction.- Part 1: Introduction to Research Approaches.- Chapter 1: The nature of qualitative research (nature, sampling, trustworthiness, reflexivity, its  criticism).- Chapter 2: The nature of quantitative research (nature, sampling, validity & reliability, its criticism).- Part 2: Philosophical Foundations & Methodological Frameworks.- Chapter 3: Ontology and epistemology.- Chapter 4: Positivism and realism.- Chapter 5: Ethnography (including critical ethnography).- Chapters 6: Phenomenology.- Chapter 7: Symbolic interactionism.- Chapter 8: Grounded theory.- Chapter 9: Hermeneutics.- Chapter 10: Feminism.- Chapter 11: Postmodernism.- Chapter 12: Participatory research.- Chapter 13: Case study research.- Chapter 14: Ethnomethodology.- Chapter 15: Indigenist and decolonising research methodology.- Chapter 16: Evaluation research.- Chapter 17: Translational research.- Part 3: Ethics, politics and Research.- Chapter 18: Ethics and research.- Chapter 19: Politics in research.- Chapter 20: Research proposals and successful grant applications.- Means for Data Collection: Research Methods.- Part 1: Qualitative Approaches and Practices.- Chapter 1: In-depth interviewing method.- Chapter 2: Focus group method.- Chapter 3: Narrative research.- Chapter 4: Oral/life history.- Chapter 5: Ethnographic method.- Chapter 6: Institutional and focused ethnography.- Chapter 7: Doing grounded theory research.- Chapter 8: Unobtrusive methods.- Chapter 9: Autoethnography.- Chapter 10: Participatory action research and Community-based participation.- Chapter 11: Memory-work.- Part 2: Quantitative Approaches and Practices.- Chapter 12: Surveys and questionnaires.- Chapter 13: Structured observation method.- Chapter 14: Epidemiology.- Chapter 15: Single-subject experimental designs.- Chapter 16: Randomised controlled trials.- Chapter 17: Measurement issues.- Part 3: Multi, Mixed Methodology and Collaborative Research.- Chapter 18: Integrated methods in research.- Chapter 19: The use of multi-methods in research.- Chapter 20: The use of mixed methods in research.- Chapter 21: Rapid appraisal method.- Chapter 22: The Delphi method.- Chapter 23: Q methodology.- Data Analysis, Systematic Review, and Representation of Research Data.- Part 1: Making Sense of Data.- Chapter 1: Transcribing and coding of qualitative data. Chapter 2: Content analysis.- Chapter 3: Thematic analysis.- Chapter 4: Critical discourse/discourse analysis.- Chapter 5: Narrative analysis.- Chapter 6: Conversational analysis/dialogical (analysing talk). Chapter 7: Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS).- Chapter 8: Using diagrams to support research process.- Chapter 9: Data analysis in quantitative research.- Chapter 10: Using SPSS/STATA programmes.- Chapter 11: Network analysis.- Part 2: Systematic Review.- Chapter 12: Metasynthesis of qualitative research.- Chapter 13: Systematic reviews.- Part 3: Representation of Research Findings.- Chapter 14: Traditional/academic presentation of research findings.- Chapter 15: Innovative ways of research dissemination (eg. dance, short story, poem).- Chapter 16: Using cartoons to disseminate research findings.- Chapter 17: Theatre/drama and dissemination of research findings.- Chapter 18: Autoethnographic representation.- Chapter 19: Evaluation of published evidence (qualitative & quantitative evaluation).