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The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a research method that may contribute a unique and valuable method of eliciting phenomena of interest to nursing. Case study method can be used as a creative alternative to traditional approaches to description, emphasizing the patient's perspective as central to the process. This manuscript will define case study method, and discuss various case study designs. Approaches and tactics from a variety of disciplines, and theoretical or philosophical perspectives are discussed with an emphasis on method and analysis. The bulk of the manuscript outlines the stages used in a case study of men with chronic coronary heart disease (CHD), as well as presenting a case study protocol. Implications for its usefulness in nursing research, practice, and theory generation are discussed.

The teaching of research methodology in graduate and undergraduate courses is discussed with reference to British experience. Recent trends are examined, with reference to the place of methods, statistics and changes in course content. `Alternative' methodologies, deriving from critical, autobiographical, Marxist or feminist positions, are evaluated. The importance of core methodological elements in a sociological education is suggested.

This article shows how the author teaches futures research at the university level, her theoretical and philosophical orientation when undertaking futures research, and the methods she relies on (both by adopting and further developing them) in the course of her work. The presentation of the author's methodological work is highlighted through 30 years in the department of futures research, which she heads.

The purpose of this action research study was to critically examine the use of action research as a mechanism to enhance graduate students' development as emerging qualitative researchers. Although action research has been recognized as an effective means of transforming teaching practices, studies examining its use among graduate students learning to become qualitative researchers are lacking. Participants profiled in this study include two graduate students and one teacher educator. The context of the study was a graduate level course on action research where all three participants identified starting points, employed distinct action strategies, engaged in sustained, critical reflection, and developed metaphors representing their living educational theories of their practice. Results from this study indicate that each participant gained a deeper self-awareness and understanding of enacting qualitative research and furthermore, recognized action research as a powerful humanizing agent.

Research : concept, types and process /Evelyn Osaretin-Ogbeide --A critical analysis of legal research methodology /Olufemi Abifarin and Joel A. Adeyeye --Research Design /Omorede, Christiana Kayinwaye --Literature review /Harrison Eromosele --Methods of data collection in social and legal research /Clement Odiri Obagbinoko --Methods of data analysis /Sylvester Ohiomu --Test of hypothesis /Sylvester Ohiomu --The relevance of history in social and legal research /Harriet Omokiniovo Efanodor-Obeten and Anthony Iyoha Emhenya --Fallacies in research /Peter Eshioke Egielewa --Referencing styles /Florence Masajuwa.