Product Review
Understanding Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders is an engaging, student-friendly text that explores the connection between common communication science research methods and clinical practice. Covering both the conceptual and the quantitative aspects of research methods, evidence-based practice, experimental design, and statistics, this book both elucidates various models of research and practice and explains how these models are important to the greater field of communication science.
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While some students and practitioners find many books on research, evidence-based practice, and statistical concepts to be intimidating, abstract, and dry, Understanding Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders strives to emphasize not only the ideas surrounding evidence-based practice but also how its principles can be applied in clinical practice. The text also includes a number of helpful study aides such as learning objectives, learning activities, and a glossary, all of which help shed considerable light on these challenging and sometimes daunting subjects.Â
- An exceptionally comprehensive structure and outline covers experimental design, the nature of science, statistical methods, and evidence-based practice, taking students on an in-depth exploration of research models and practices.
- A student-friendly style approaches statistics using a conceptual point of view that emphasizes the proper selection of quantitative methods and their interpretation as opposed to how to compute them.
- Two expert authors represent both the field of speech-language pathology and the field of audiology.
- Learning objectives outline the most important points of each chapter and serve to help students organize their thoughts before and after completing their reading assignments.
- Learning activities, which appear in every chapter, allow students to apply what they have just learned and to think critically about the central concepts just covered.
- A comprehensive glossary of research terms from all chapters appear at the back of the book so that students can quickly look up important concepts and definitions.
- A chapter on how to seek grant support and how to design capstone projects emphasizes the practical applications of the book’s concepts and lessons.
