Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches to Nursing Research / Edition 1

by Julianne Cheek

Overview

Offering pluralistic perspectives, this book examines the patient experience and patient care in the context of postmodern and poststructural approaches. It explores the ways in which these approaches can be used to inform us about health care; the practical aspects of proposing and carrying out research projects using these approaches; and the "intellectual journey" required to come to grips with their meaning and application.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761906759
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/18/1999
Series:	Educational Management Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Julianne Cheek is a professor at Østfold University College, Norway. She is editor in chief of Qualitative Health Research, as well as being an editorial board member of a number of journals related to qualitative inquiry. Her publications reflect her ongoing interest in qualitative inquiry and the politics of that inquiry. In 2010-2012, she had the honor of serving as the vice president of the International Association of Qualitative Inquiry and currently serves on the External Advisory Board of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, held annually at the University of Illinois. She has a long term interest in the teaching and development of courses in research design and methods - at Masters, Doctoral, and Post-Doctoral levels. Julianne has formal qualifications in teaching and education and began her working life teaching science in secondary schools. After completing her Ph D in social sciences she took up her first academic post teaching nursing students. Since then she has taught research methods to students in a number of health related areas including physiotherapy, nutrition and sport sciences, as well as students in leadership and organizational studies. She has held senior administrative university posts at a number of universities, including Dean of Graduate Studies. Director of Early Career Development, and Dean Research.

Table of Contents

Setting the Parameters
What This Book is About and Why it is Important
Situating Postmodern Thought
Thinking and Researching Poststructurally
Speaking Practically, Part One
"Proposing" Research Informed by Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches
Speaking Practically, Part Two
"Doing" Research Informed by Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches
The Journey Forward