Chapter1 The Nature, Purpose, and Overall Process of Research Chapter2 Descriptive Research Chapter3 Experimental Research Chapter4 Qualitative Research Chapter5 Historical Research and Action Research Chapter6 Epidemiologic Research Chapter7 Understanding the Research Process Chapter8 Reviewing the Literature Chapter9 Reading, Evaluating and Summarizing Research Reports Chapter10 Developing the Research Plan and Grant Application Chapter11 Ethical Concerns in Research Chapter12 Identifying, Recruiting and Selecting Research Participants Chapter13 Measurement in Research Chapter14 Descriptive Data Analysis Chapter15 Inferential Data Analysis Chapter16 Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data Analysis and Interpretations Chapter17 Developing the Research Proposal Chapter18 Writing the Research Report