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Informationen zum Autor Mrs. Judy Payne is Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Educator in the department of Adolescent, Career, and Special Education. She is also the Career and Technical Education program coordinator.Mrs. Payne earned her B.S. in Home Economics Education (1962) and M.S. in Home Economics Education (1967) from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. She has taken additional graduate courses at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale and through Oregon State University. Before coming to the College of Education (2000), Mrs. Payne was a faculty member in the department of Home Economics, later renamed the department of Family & Consumer Studies. Her other teaching experiences include 3 years of middle school in Maryland, 2 years of secondary school in Illinois, and 3 years of middle/secondary school teaching in Oregon. Klappentext Researching Health Needs provides a practical, easy to use introductory guide to the main social science research techniques used in gathering evidence about the health needs of local communities. Assessing health needs is part of the evidence-based approach to planning that is now central to practice in health professions, such as community nursing, social care, community work and public health.The book guides the reader through the process of producing evidence about health needs, from the initial planning stages of research to writing up, getting the message across, and trying to influence policy and practice. All of the methods are described in a simple and, as far as possible, non-technical way, and are extensively illustrated by concrete examples from exisiting studies.This practical guide to assessing health needs provides a comprehensive, and at times imaginative, approach to applied social research. Key features of the text include: coverage of both social survey methods and qualitative approaches; a review of methods for investigating health status and community profiling, along with longitudinal and evaluative studies; a section on using the internet to access information, with details of relevant international and UK websites; inclusion of visual techniques for collecting data, along with guidelines for incorporating these into mixed-methods studies; extensive use of case studies; and practical exercises at the end of each methods chapter.This accessible and practical introduction to applied social research will be an essential text for undergraduate and post-qualification students in health, community work, and social care. It will also be an invaluable tool for practicing professionals in these fields. Zusammenfassung Researching Health Needs Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Introduction Planning Your Project Collecting Information Using Existing Information Selecting Respondents Asking Questions Observational Techniques Existing Procedures and Evaluations The Processing and Analysis of Quantitative Data The Processing and Analysis of Qualitative Data Presenting the Evidence ...
