Description
By M.N. Hegde, Anthony P. Salvatore
This thoroughly updated fourth edition of Clinical Research in Communication Disorders: Principles and Strategies remains an instrumental resource for courses on research methods and design in communication disorders.
The book is separated into three key sections: science and the scientific methods, clinical research designs, and doing, reporting, and evaluating research. Together, these sections provide thorough coverage of both the single-subject and group design strategies along with issues of measurement; philosophy of science; ethics of research; and planning, conducting, and reporting research.
Instructors and students in communication sciences and disorders will appreciate the text s comprehensive coverage of scientific methods, group and single-subject research designs, report writing, and ethics of research in a single source.
New to the Fourth Edition
- New coauthor, Anthony P. Salvatore, PhD
- A new chapter on statistical analysis of research data, including several statistical techniques for single-subject research data, meta-analysis of both group and single-subject studies
- Updated criteria for visual analysis of single-subject research data
- New sections on translational research, qualitative research, and mixed methods research
- Descriptions of additional research designs not included in the previous edition (e.g., the regression discontinuity design)
- Updated information on research ethics and review of fraudulent biomedical
- Web-based sources that monitor research fraud and recalled studies
- Updated and expanded references throughout
Key Features
- Chapter outlines open each chapter and provide a summary of the key topics
- Chapter summaries recap key points in an easy-to-read bulleted format
- End-of-chapter study guides allow readers to test their knowledge
- Bolded key terms throughout
- Access to a PluralPlus Companion Website with PowerPoint lecture slides for each chapter
Product Details
- Publisher : Plural Publishing; 4th edition (March 6, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 432 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1635501873
- ISBN-13 : 978-1635501872
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