Health Promotion & Education Research Methods: Using the Five Chapter Thesis/ Dissertation Model , Second Edition

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Author(s):	Randy Cottrell, DEd, CHES, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio James F. McKenzie, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State Hershey, Professor Emeritus, Ball State University
Details:	ISBN-13: 9780763775070 Hardcover 345 pages © 2011
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The main objective in writing a thesis or dissertation is to teach students how to conduct research in a planned and systematic way. Health Promotion & Education Research Methods, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and thorough presentation of the skills and processes needed to complete high quality research. Students will receive an overview of the different approaches to research methods and are introduced to the five-chapter thesis or dissertation format. Each chapter contains information relevant to the writing of one or more chapters of a thesis or dissertation.

Designed for health education specialists, this text uses plenty of health education examples, some from former graduate students’ work, to help students learn and understand how research is used within the Health Promotion and Education profession.

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Includes new information on telephone surveys, online surveys, multimode surveys, and effect size.
Assists students in conceptualizing, narrowing, and selecting a topic for their thesis or dissertation.
Presents new information on research ethics and the health education code of ethics.
Includes a new section on evaluating experimental and quasi-experimental research.
Discusses the importance of effect size.
Provides an expanded discussion of mixed methods research, evidence-based best practices, and action research.

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Chapter  1  Introduction to Research and the Research Requirement
Chapter  2  Finding a Topic and Getting Started
Chapter  3  The Literature Review
Chapter  4  Theory and Research
Chapter  5  Research Questions and Hypotheses (Writing Chapter I)
Chapter  6  Research Ethics
Chapter  7  Selecting Study Participants
Chapter  8  Instrumentation
Chapter  9  Quantitative Research Methods: Experimental (Writing Chapter III)
Chapter  10  Quantitative Research Methods: Non-experimental (Writing Chapter III)
Chapter  11  Qualitative Research Methods (Writing Chapter III)
Chapter  12  Data Analysis and Reporting the Findings (Writing Chapters III and IV)
Chapter  13  Conclusions, Discussion, and Recommendations (Writing Chapter V)
Chapter  14  Sharing Your Findings (Writing Beyond Chapter V)
Appendix  A  Development of a Unified Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession
Appendix  B  Guidelines for Faculty-Student Collaboration, Department of Health Science Education, University of Florida
Appendix  C  Establishing Content Validity: Using Qualitative and Quantitative Steps
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Randy Cottrell, DEd, CHES-University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dr. Randall R. Cottrell is professor, program coordinator and graduate program director in the Health Promotion and Education Program at the University of Cincinnati. He received his doctorate in Health Education from The Pennsylvania State University in 1982. He has conducted research and published over 50 articles in such areas as worksite health promotion, coordinated school health, program evaluation and professional development. He has authored or co-authored eight textbooks in the areas of stress management, weight control, foundations of health education, and research methods. Dr. Cottrell teaches graduate courses in Health Planning, Research Methods, and Health Behavior Change. From 2004 to 2006 he served a two-year term as President of the American Association for Health Education and is currently on the Board of Trustees for the Society of Public Health Education. Randy and his wife are avid bicyclists and enjoy participating in organized cycling tours.

James F. McKenzie, PhD, MPH, MCHES-Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State Hershey, Professor Emeritus, Ball State University

Jim McKenzie is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State Hershey and a Professor Emeritus at Ball State University. He earned his PhD from The Ohio State University, and a MPH from the University of Michigan. He has also served on the faculties at Bowling Green State University and Mankato State University. He is a master certified health education specialist (MCHES) and currently serves on NCHEC's Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialists. He is co-author of four textbooks: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs: A Primer (6th ed., in press, Benjamin Cummings), Introduction to Community Health (7th ed., 2012, Jones & Bartlett Publishers), Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion and Education (5th ed., 2012, Benjamin Cummings), and Research Methods in Health Promotion and Education (2nd ed., 2011, Jones & Bartlett). He is a member of Society of Public Health Education, American Association for Health Education, American School Health Association, and Eta Sigma Gamma.

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