An introduction to Moustakas’s heuristic method
Aim This paper is intended to introduce Moustakas’s heuristic method to a wider...
20 Apr 2012
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The utility of human sciences in nursing inquiry
Aim This paper targets novice nurse researchers to highlight how the perspectives...
20 Apr 2012
Rigour in phenomenological research: reflections of a novice nurse researcher
Aim This paper is intended to explore conflicts and doubts that novice researchers...
20 Apr 2012
Involving young people as co-researchers in a photography project
Aim To reflect on involving young people as co-researchers in a photography project...
26 Jan 2012
Participation in perspective: reflections from research projects
Aim This paper seeks to add to the debate regarding children as researchers by...
26 Jan 2012
Practical approaches to seeking assent from children
Aim To describe and evaluate two approaches – a storyboard and a wordsearch – that...
26 Jan 2012
Demystifying nursing research terminology: Part 2
Aim To provide an explanation of the research methodologies and strategies...
26 Jan 2012
Delphi research: issues raised by a pilot study
Aim This paper will explore the issues raised by the pilot stage of a three-round...
26 Jan 2012
The effects of the presence or absence of parents on interviews with children
Aim This paper discusses two independently conducted studies and argues that adult...
26 Jan 2012
Interviewing people about potentially sensitive topics
Aim This paper explores the challenges of interviewing people about sensitive...
21 Oct 2011
Employing an ethnographic approach: key characteristics
Aim Nurses are increasingly embracing ethnography as a useful research methodology...
21 Oct 2011
Measuring the patient experience
Aim This paper examines the complex issues of measuring the patient experience and...
21 Oct 2011
Reflexivity in a study of family carers in home palliative care: a personal account
Aim To discuss a personal account of the role of reflexivity in a qualitative,...
21 Oct 2011
Using an auto/biographical approach to investigate nurses’ learning
Aim To develop methodological discussion about an ‘auto/biographical’ approach used...
21 Oct 2011
Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 2
Aim In this paper, the choice of classic grounded theory will be discussed and...
21 Oct 2011
Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 1
Aim The decision to use grounded theory is not an easy one and this article aims to...
15 Jul 2011
Applying a contemporary grounded theory methodology
Aim The aim of this paper is to discuss the application of a contemporary grounded...
15 Jul 2011
Rigour and grounded theory
Aim This paper explores ways to enhance and demonstrate rigour in a grounded theory...
15 Jul 2011