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Chenail, Ronald J. – Qualitative Report, 2011
From a perspective of patient-centered healthcare, exploring patients' (a) preconceptions, (b) treatment experiences, (c) quality of life, (d) satisfaction, (e) illness understandings, and (f) design are all critical components in improving primary health care and research. Utilizing qualitative approaches to discover patients' experiences can…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Research Needs, Qualitative Research, Quality of Life
Cramer, Phebe – Guilford Publications, 2006
Integrating theory, research, and practical applications, this book provides a comprehensive examination of defense mechanisms and their role in both normal development and psychopathology. The author describes how children and adults mobilize specific kinds of defenses to maintain their psychological equilibrium and preserve self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Psychotherapy, Psychopathology, Patients
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Paterson, Margo; Medves, Jennifer M.; Chapman, Christine; Verma, Sarita; Broers, Teresa; Schroder, Cori – Qualitative Report, 2007
The Canadian government supports the transformation of education for health care providers based on the recognized need for an inter-professional collaborative approach to care. This first paper in a series of papers demonstrates the credibility of an action research approach for the promotion and understanding of inter-professional education…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Action Research, Educational Environment, Professional Education
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2008
"Focus on Basics" is a publication of the U.S. Division of World Education, Inc. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to connecting research…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Patients
Bostrom, Robert N., Ed.; Westley, Bruce H., Ed. – 1983
The seventh in a series providing yearly reviews and syntheses of developments in the field of communication, this volume contains disciplinary reviews and commentaries on topics of general interest to scholars and researchers and discussions of current research in a variety of areas. The 40 articles in the volume are arranged according to the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries