TY - BOOK AU - Hollins Martin,Caroline J. TI - Research recipes for midwives SN - 9781394180080 AV - RG960 .H65 2024 U1 - 618.2 23/eng/20240126 PY - 2024/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Midwifery KW - Research Design N1 - Includes index; Introduction to research methods -- Inductive versus deductive approaches -- Literature searching and how to critique a research paper -- Stating the objectives, aim(s), research question(s), sub-question(s), hypotheses, and null hypotheses of the proposed research study -- Choosing an appropriate research method (recipe) to answer the question -- Accessing populations of participants and sampling them -- Data collection methods -- Analysing qualitative data -- Analysing quantitative data -- The role and procedures involved in gaining ethical approval -- An empty template for designing a 16-step research proposal N2 - "The process of writing a research proposal can be both exciting and exacting, and requires a great deal of input from both the student and their supervisor. Research Recipes for Midwives is written to guide student midwives through a 16-step process involved in designing a research proposal"--; "A 16-step guide to writing a research proposal. Development of a research question, identification of a research method, and working through the steps to build a sample are complex and hugely important stages in the career of a student midwife. A good research ‘recipe’—a specific method geared to address a certain kind of question—can be critical to the creation of a successful proposal. Research Recipes for Midwives offers a selection of thoroughly tested research methods from which student midwives can choose in developing their own projects, expertly directing the reader through a 16-step process for applying a ‘recipe’ to their own proposal"-- ER -