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Deciding on a mixed-methods design in a doctoral study

22 October 2010

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

Research in social science, including nursing, can be broadly split into two main types, qualitative and quantitative. Each has strengths and weaknesses. In some...

Using the consensus development conference method in healthcare research

01 October 2008

Nurse Researcher

A&S Science

Consensus methods have been used in health research for many years, although it has only been since the 1950s that formal consensus methods have been adopted in...

What price research? Good preparation contributes to good performance

25 August 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Marie Cerinus uses a study into the value of clinical supervision to illustrate some of the resource issues involved in the conduct of action research. She describes...

The Delphi technique

28 July 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The Delphi survey technique has merit in both qualitative and quantitative research, but fewer researchers are using it. This article reviews the Delphi technique...

Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of action research

14 March 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Proponents of action research claim that it is not just for researchers, but helps to empower research participants to make changes in practice. This...

Use of constant comparative analysis in qualitative research

04 July 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes the application of constant comparative analysis, which is one method that can be used to analyse qualitative data. The need for data analysis...

Graphs: looking at relationships

20 September 2000

Nursing Standard

CPD

Research articles often incorporate data in the form of graphs. This article acts as a study guide to enable readers to understand and interpret the data produced in...

Using a mixed methods grounded theory methodology to explain neonatal nurses’ professional quality of life

05 January 2023

Nurse Researcher

Data collection and analysis

Background Nurse researchers are constantly seeking novel methods of maintaining philosophical congruence while advancing their knowledge of the human condition...

Triangulation as a method for contemporary nursing research

01 December 2005

Nurse Researcher

Issues in research

The complex nature of phenomena investigated by nurses demands the use of a multifaceted approach to develop nursing knowledge. Triangulation offers a rigorous...

Issues in using methodological triangulation in research

01 July 2009

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

This paper describes how methodological triangulation was used in two nursing research studies. The literature identified a number of principles in reporting studies...