Doing Literature-Based Research

Nicki is a Lecturer in the School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. Her primary role, as a social work lecturer, enables her to combine her interests in social work, social care and social justice. Her research focusses diversity, intersectionality and care ethics.

Section One – The Value of Evidence Informed Practice
Ch 1. What is Evidence Informed Practice?
Ch 2. Why should professionals engage in Evidence Informed Practice?
Section Two – How to develop and conduct Literature Based Research
Ch 3. Designing research questions
Ch 4. Developing a comprehensive search strategy
Ch 5. Gathering the evidence
Ch 6. Critiquing sources
Ch 7. Synthesising the evidence
Section 3 - How to use evidence in practice
Ch 8. Reporting and using your findings