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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William Haynes , Carole JohnsonPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Dimensions: Width: 19.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 1.040kg ISBN: 9780205453634ISBN 10: 0205453635 Pages: 528 Publication Date: 28 November 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsSection I: Introduction to Research in Communication Disorders Chapter 1: The Importance of Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders · Learning Objectives · Preconceived notions · The role of research in making a profession(al) credible · Three examples of professional credibility · Our professional literature and the information base · The scientific method and clinical work: The notion of clinician-researcher · Common research misconceptions · Parallels in clinical and research skills: Diagnosis · Parallels in clinical and research skills: Treatment · The benefits of becoming a clinician-researcher · Chapter Summary · Learning Activities Section II: The Nature of Scientific Inquiry and Essentials of Experimental Control Chapter 2: Scientific Principles and Methods Used by Researchers · Learning Objectives · Sinister stereotypes · Ways of knowing about the world · Characteristics of science · The Systematic Nature of Science: Scientific method o Experimental Control o The Public Nature of Science o Replication in Science o The Empirical Nature of Science o Probabilistic Knowledge · Ethical issues in research · Junk science, pseudoscience and quackery · Chapter Summary · Learning Activities Chapter 3: Crafting Scientific and Answerable Questions · Learning Objectives · Theories, problems, hypotheses and questionsReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam O. Haynes has been teaching courses in speech-language pathology at the university level for over thirty years and is currently a professor at Auburn University. Having written over fifty scientific articles and textbooks, Dr. Haynes is the author of Communication Disorders in the Classroom (Jones & Bartlett, 2006), Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology (Allyn & Bacon, 2003) and Communication Development (Williams and Wilkins, 1998). Carole E. Johnson is a professorat Auburn University and has been teaching courses in audiology at the university level for almost twenty years. She has over 45 publications and has successfully written federal grants for many of her projects. Dr. Johnson is the author of Handbook of Outcomes Measurement in Audiology (Singular-Thomson, 2002) and Guidebook for Support Programs in Aural Rehabilitation (Singular-Thompson, 1999). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |