Research Methods for Student Radiographers: A Survival Guide

This book aims to provide a holistic picture of the application of research in radiography and focus on multi-variant methodological approaches and practices. It will provide readers insight into both contemporary and innovative methods within radiography research, backed up with evidence-based literature. This book may also be translated into other health disciplines as it introduces research to the reader by detailing terms that can often be confusing for undergraduate students. These remain central in understanding the importance of research in radiography and how the generation of new knowledge is obtained. This will be supported with subsequent chapters concerning the literature, formation of research questions and detail the early beginnings of a research proposal. Chapters will include a wide range of topics, such as quantitative and qualitative methodologies and data collection tools pertinent to radiographic research, whilst not forgetting data analysis and need for rigor. The authors draw from our own experiences, published outputs and clinical work, supported with alternate philosophies and methods used in diagnostic radiography. Each chapter will examine the use and application of each 'sub-theme', and presented as a guide for students and, perhaps, practitioners. The targeted audience for this book is interdisciplinary but clearly focuses on the undergraduate radiography student in response to limited texts available. In short, we also anticipate it provides a useful tool for academics delivering undergraduate radiography programmes and those supporting postgraduate research.