Stuart McClean, Isabelle Bray, Nick de Viggiani

Research Methods for Public Health

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Research Methods for Public Health offers an in-depth introduction to the theories, concepts, approaches and practices, relevant to research methods in a public health setting. Informed by a socio-ecological model of public health, the book uses real world research examples and contemporary social, political and environmental themes of public health that reflect UK and international contexts.

The book provides a straightforward approach to developing a research project and applying methods in practical and realistic ways, using an innovative, integrative approach that combines methodologies. The authors have moved away from traditional approaches to research methods, and include chapters on primary quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research, evidence synthesis approaches, critical appraisal, research governance and ethics, and dissemination.

Essential reading for postgraduate students, researchers and public health practitioners, or individuals preparing for the UK Faculty of Public Health Part A examination.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9781526430014
• ISBN-10: 1526430010
• Artikelnr.: 55404736

Autorenporträt

Dr Stuart McClean is a social anthropologist and social scientist working at UWE, Bristol as a Public Health academic. He is leader of the MSc Public Health Programme, a successful and internationally recognised Masters. He is also a research theme leader in the Public Health and Wellbeing Research Group on ¿Inequality, Disadvantage and Public Policy¿. Stuart is a fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health, the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Higher Education Academy, and is the Book Review Editor for the international journal ¿Health¿, the co-editor of Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland (Berghahn, 2010), and more recently the co-author of Thinking About the Lifecourse (Palgrave, 2014). He holds a number of professional roles at the University, including Vice Chair of the Faculty Board and a member of the University Academic Board. He is also Pathway Lead (Health and Wellbeing) for the ESRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Quantitative Methods for Public Health
Chapter 1: Epidemiology
Chapter 2: Sampling
Chapter 3: Collecting Quantitative Data
Chapter 4: Quantitative Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Quality and Rigour in Quantitative Research
Part 2: Qualitative Methods for Public Health
Chapter 6: Methodological Approaches and Basic Principles
Chapter 7: Accessing and Selecting Cases in Qualitative Research
Chapter 8: Collecting Qualitative Data
Chapter 9: Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter 10: Quality and Rigour in Qualitative Research
Part 3: Mixing it Up: Combining Methods and Evidence Synthesis in Public Health
Chapter 11: Mixed methods research and evaluation design
Chapter 12: Evidence synthesis approaches: Systematic reviews
Chapter 13: Evidence synthesis approaches: Meta-ethnography and realist synthesis
Part 4: Applying Research to Public Health Practice
Chapter 14: The Ethics of Public Health Research
Chapter 15: Writing up, Dissemination and Publication

Rezensionen

This text is easy to read and makes good use of examples, which are clear and directed at an appropriate level for Post Graduate Public Health students. The use of applied examples and case studies from a range of contexts make this book relevant to a wide audience. Chapters cover core aspects needed for the teaching of Public Health Research methods, in particular, the focus on mixed methods, which is becoming a more prominent methodology in Public Health research.

Jacques Oosthuizen 20190305