Research in adult care
In this lesson, you will learn:
- That research is finding something out in an organised and systematic way
- That it can be used to develop practices or further understanding
- That good research solves problems
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Research projects’
- ‘How to research’ by Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes and Malcolm Tight, published by Open University Press
- ‘Research projects’ by The Health Foundation
- ‘Planning and improving research’ on the Health Research Authority website
- ‘What is a literature review?’ on the Royal Literacy Fund website
- ‘Research governance framework: Resource pack for social care ’ by the Department for Health
- ‘What does the new clinical research vision mean for NHS patients and health professionals?’ on the NHS England website
- ‘Embedding a research culture’ on the National Institute for Health and Care Research website
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation ‘Selecting research subjects’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation ‘Power, truth and values, and the reflective cycle’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s third presentation ‘Research ethics’.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- When designing your research, you need to consider the ethical issues that might arise.
- Read the summary of the two types of research created by Xavier University Library.
- Click on the link to the left to read various research information available on the website of the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
- Click to read ‘Writing up your university assignments and research projects: A practical handbook’ by Neil Murray and Geraldine Hughes.
- ‘Ethical standards and procedures for research with human beings’ on the World Health Organisation website
- Think And Challenge
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