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Choosing a Research Method

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These are:

  • To identify issues that help you to make decisions about methods;

  • To identify how to find out about the range of methods available in order to make an informed decision;

  • To clarify which method of data collection you aim to use in your project;

  • To clarify how your data is going to be analysed after collection.

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  1. University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

    Philip Burnard (Director of Postgraduate Nursing Studies) & Paul Morrison (Senior Lecturer)

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© 1994 Philip Burnard and Paul Morrison

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Burnard, P., Morrison, P. (1994). Choosing a Research Method. In: Nursing Research in Action. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13409-0_5

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