This practical text addresses a gap in the literature by mapping the links between philosophy, research method and practice in an accessible, readable way. It offers guidance to allied health professionals - increasingly involved in research as the emphasis grows on evidence-based practice - on how to engage in meaningful, good quality qualitative research.

To help researchers take on this challenge, the book:

• highlights some of the choices involved in carrying out qualitative research
• offers a wide range of practical examples to show how different ways of doing...