This bestselling introduction to research supports nursing students by demystifying jargon, explaining the key concepts and building their skills in applying research principles to their studies and practice.

Chapter 1: Introducing research
Chapter 2: Overview of qualitative methodologies
Chapter 3: Data collection methods and analysis in qualitative research
Chapter 4: Overview of quantitative methodologies
Chapter 5: Data collection methods and analysis in quantitative research
Chapter 6: Multiple methods, evaluation and action research
Chapter 7: Using research

Peter Ellis is the co-founder of the Society Alliance, a campaiging organisation promoting a societal economy and Homes within Homes, an organisation advocating the use of our existing housing stock to create affordable tenancies.He is a political thinker and campaigner, who after spending several years as a councillor in the mid-1980s has developed increasingly radical, yet inclusive solutions to the social and economic problems of the modern age. He writes as a father, seeking a better future for younger and future generations.His is a unique message saying we must challenge legacy, the bi-partisan economics of capitalism and socialism and embrace a more humane and democratic, plural economy, which places the individual and society at the heart of our decision making and politics.