Integrated Research Methods In Public Health

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

About the Companion Website xvii

1 MODULE 1: SETTING THE STAGE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH 1

Section 1: Fundamental Concepts in Research 2

Introduction 2

Section 2: Research Study Design Framework 20

Section 3: Conducting The Literature Review 34

References 52

2 MODULE 2: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH 55

Section 1: Basic Principles of Quantitative Research 56

Introduction 56

Step 2A: Designing and Implementing the Research Study 66

Step 2B: Designing and Implementing the Research Study 89

Step 2C: Designing and Implementing the Research Study 102

Step 2D: Designing and Implementing the Research Study 108

Step 3: Pulling It All Together: An Overview of Grant Writing 121

References 133

MODULE 2: RESOURCES 137

Introduction 137

3 MODULE 3: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS 149

Section 1: Introduction to Qualitative Research 150

Introduction 150

PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS 151

Section 2: Conceptualizing A Qualitative Research Study 163

Section 3: Designing and Implementing a Qualitative Research Study 180

References 218

4 MODULE 4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY-MIXED METHODS APPROACHES 223

Introduction 223

Section 1: Mixed Methods Design 224

Section 2: The Two Paradigms-Mixed Methods Research Methods Designing the Research Study 243

Section 3: Case Study-Embedded Mixed Methods Design 264

References 292

5 MODULE 5: WRITING AND DISSEMINATING THE RESEARCH FINDINGS 295

Section 1: Writing the Research Report 296

Introduction 296

Section 2: Disseminating the Report to Academic Audiences 309

Section 3: Disseminating The Report To Nonacademic Audiences 326

References 339

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Public health research methods; public health research intro; introduction to public health research; quantitative public health research; qualitative public health research; mixed method public health research; public health publication