Integrated Research Methods In Public Health

Explore an integrated approach to public health research methods In Integrated Research Methods in Public Health, a team of eminent public health researchers delivers an eye-opening exploration of public health research methods presented with integrative approaches to teaching that facilitate holistic and transformative learning experiences. The methods used in this book enable students to make connections between concepts and content areas more readily than with traditional approaches. In this book, readers will find extensive use of the concept of the co-construction of learning, in which the active participation of students and instructors in an interactive, varied, and student-centered learning environment is achieved. It also includes: Mini case studies, team learning exercises and worksheets, and group project outlines Literature reviews that showcase the latest developments in the research on the subject Integrated considerations of ethical issues, cultural responsiveness, theoretical foundations, and philosophical underpinnings Perfect for senior undergraduate and graduate students in public health, Integrated Research Methods in Public Health will also earn a place in the libraries of public health and social science academics and researchers, as well as public health practitioners and professionals working in non-profit organizations with public-health related services.

Table of Contents:
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 INDEX

About the Author :
Muriel Jean Harris, PhD, is a faculty member in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences at the University of Louisville. She is also the Associate Professor in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences and the Director of the MPH Program. Baraka Muvuka, PhD, is Director of Research and Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest, where she conducts Social Determinants of Health and community-engaged research. She has also taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Health Promotion and Global Health.