This short and simple book for those who are completely new to research will answer all your students' questions about the subject. It will help them to make sense of the various and often confusing research methods and terminology, to read and appraise literature and to understand how research is implemented in practice.

1. The role of research in the health and social care professions -- 2. The nature of knowledge in health and social care -- 3. Overview of the research process -- 4. Ethical issues -- 5. Searching and reviewing the literature -- 6. Approaches to and design of research in health and social care -- 7. Research problems, aims, questions and hypotheses -- 8. Sampling -- 9. Understanding data collection techniques -- 10. Making sense of data analysis -- 11. Critical appraisal of health and social care research -- 12. Disseminating and implementing research.