Qualitative Research Methodologies for Occupational Science and Therapy

<p>The push for evidence-based practice has increased the demand for high-quality occupational science and occupational therapy research from conceptualisation of the study through to publication. This invaluable collection explores how to produce rigorous qualitative research by presenting and discussing a range of methodologies and methods that can be used in the fields of occupational science and therapy. </p><p>Each chapter written by an experienced researcher in the relevant methodology includes examples of research foundational knowledge and therapeutic applications. Including new and cutting-edge methodologies the book covers: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Qualitative Descriptive </li> <li>Grounded Theory </li> <li>Phenomenology </li> <li>Narrative</li> <li>Ethnography </li> <li>Action Research </li> <li>Case Study</li> <li>Critical Discourse Analysis </li> <li>Visual Methodologies</li> <li>Metasynthesis</li> <li>Appreciative Inquiry</li> <li>Critical Theory and Philosophy </li> </ul><p>Designed for occupational science and occupational therapy researchers this book develops the reader’s ability to produce and critique high quality qualitative research that is epistemologically sound and rigorous.</p>