Understanding and Interpreting Safety

Abstract

Understanding research. Thinking critically about research -- Critical issues in research. Fundamental issues for interpreting research -- Reliability, validity, and interobserver agreement -- Quantitative research methods. Basic statistical concepts and sampling procedures -- Experimental designs -- Causal-comparative research -- Correlational research -- Survey research methods -- Qualitative research methods. Basic understandings in qualitative research -- Data collection and designs in qualitative research -- Single-case research methods. Withdrawal and associated designs -- Multiple-baseline designs -- Additional single-case designs -- Evaluation research. Program evaluation -- Evaluating the literature -- Action research. Action research : moving from critical research consumer to researcher.