Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-334) and index.

Power in research, ethics data protection and bias -- The philosophy and principles of research -- Qualitative versus quantitative methods: a relevant argument? -- Collecting data sets: case studies, experimental, comparative, longitudinal and action research methods -- Critically evaluting published research -- Evaluating information: validity, reliability, accuracy, triangulation -- Completing a literature review: accessing published information -- Asking questions: effective elite interviews, other interviews, vignettes, projective questions, and focus groups -- Questionnaire surveys -- Observation -- Analysing research data: the process -- Calculating and interpreting descriptive statistics -- Using and understanding inferential statistics -- Testing for association -- Applying factor analysis and other advanced techniques -- Analysing qualitatibe information: classifying, coding and interpreting information -- Using content analysis -- Understanding and adopting discourse and narrative analysis -- Writing up.