Health and social care research methods in context : applying research to practice / edited by Liz Tilly.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Liz Tilly -- Using mixed methods in health and social care research / Rachel Harrison -- Inclusive research as a strategy for improving inclusive communities / Liz Tilly -- Using online surveys to capture health and social care data / Angela Morgan and Nahid Ahmad -- Using interviews and focus groups to investigate the effectiveness of mentoring in a UK Healthcare Trust / Jenni Jones -- Making sense of complexity : using thematic analysis to understand the role of the foster carer / Colin Watt -- Participatory approaches to building knowledge / Katy Goldstraw and Andrew Beeput -- Dialogical narrative analysis of social work practice-based educators' stories of student placements / Ani Murr -- An ethnographic approach to researching the communication of people with severe learning disabilities / Stephanie Brewster -- Exploring perceptions of professional expertise within a health and social care context / Theresa Kinnersley -- Health and social care inequalities in relation to ethnicity : British South Asian men and nursing careers / Irtiza Qureshi.

"This is the first textbook to show how research using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods relate to improving health and social care practice. The book shows how different research approaches are undertaken in practice and of the challenges and strengths of different methodologies, thus facilitating students to make informed decisions when choosing which to use in their own research projects. The eleven chapters are each structured around different research methods and include: A brief overview of the research and research question; Identification and overview of the research approach and associated methods selected to answer this question; The sample and recruitment, including issues and challenges; Ethical concerns; Practical issues in undertaking the research approach; Links between the research process and findings to health and social care values; Links to the full research study; Further reading. It will be required reading for all students of social work; social care; nursing; public health; and health studies and is particularly suitable for those on widening participation courses"-- Provided by publisher.