Bridges the gap between theorists and practitioners. This guide focuses on the relevance and logic of research to provide a practical, demystified approach to conducting applied research in the field for graduate students and clinicians.

I. Research in Occupational Therapy: Basic Elements for Enhancing Practice1. Occupational Therapy: An Evidence-Based Practice Profession2. Classifications and Aims of Research3. Philosophical Foundations of Research4. Reading and Understanding Published and Presented Research5. Critically Appraising and Classifying Published and Presented Research6. Managing Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice: An International Imperative7. Professional Responsibility and Roles in Research8. The Role of Theory in Occupational TherapyII. Laying the Groundwork for Evidence-Based Practice: The Steps of the Research Process9. Steps in the Research Process and Characteristics of Sound Research10. Conducting a Literature Review11. Generating Research Questions and Defining Specific Aims and Hypotheses12. Selecting the Research Method13. Writing the Research Proposal14. Ensuring Ethical Research15. Securing Samples and Performance SitesIII. Qualitative Approaches: First Steps in Communicating with Language16. Design Considerations in Qualitative Research17. Collecting Qualitative Data18. Contemporary Tools for Managing and Analyzing Qualitative Data19. Qualitative Approaches to Interpreting and Reporting DataIV. Quantitative Approaches: First Steps in Communicating with Statistics and Measures20. Quantitative Research Designs: Defining Variables and Their Relationships with One Another21. Developing and Evaluating Quantitative Data Collection Instruments22. Collecting Quantitative Data23. Entering, Storing, and Managing Data24. Deciding on an Approach to Data Analysis25. Meta-AnalysisV. Descriptive, Exploratory, and Pilot-Study Research26. Single Subject Research27. Survey ResearchVI. Additional Topics for the Developing Investigator28. Needs Assessment Research29. Program Evaluation Research30. Participatory Research Approaches31. Writing a Literature Review32. Disseminating Research: Presenting, Writing, and Publishing33. Writing a Grant Proposal34. Using Mixed Methods Designs to Study Therapy and Its Outcomes35. Creating Outcomes Research for Evidence-Based PracticeGlossary