Table of Contents: Section I: The Nature and Scope of Inquiry in a Practice Profession 1.The Necessity of Research in a Profession 2.The Aim of Research: Philosophical Foundations of Scientific Inquiry 3.The Range of Research 4.Characteristics of Sound Inquiry and the Research Process 5.Professional Responsibility and Roles in Research Section II: Quantitative Designs 6.Descriptive Quantitative Designs 7.Group Comparison Studies: Quantitative Research Designs 8.Survey Research Design 9.Study Designs for Secondary Analysis of Existing Data 10. Longitudinal Research: Design and Analysis 11.Single-Subject Research Section III: Quantitative Measurement 12. Developing and Evaluating Quantitative Data Collection Instruments 13.Objective Measurement: The Influence of Item Response Theory on Research and Practice 14. Evaluating the Use of Assessments in Practice and Research Section IV: Statistical Analysis 15. Making Meaning from Numbers: Measurements and Descriptive Statistics 16. Concepts of Inferential Statistics: From Sample to Population 17. Methods of Analysis: From Univariate to Multivariate Statistics 18. Meta-Analysis Appendix A: Statistical Reference Tables Appendix B: Summary of Common Research Statistics Section V: Qualitative Methods 19. Overview of Qualitative Research 20. Gathering Qualitative Data 21.Contemporary Tools for Managing and Analyzing Qualitative Data 22. Qualitative Approaches to Interpreting and Reporting Data 23. Exploring Perceptions about Services Using Q Methodology 24. The Nature and Use of Consensus Methodology in Practice 25. Using Mixed Methods Designs to Study Therapy and its Outcomes Section VI: Other Design Approaches 26. Organizing the Components of Inquiry Together: Planning and Implementing a Coherent Study and Research Tradition 27. Searching the Literature 28.Generating Research Questions, Design and Methods 29.Integrity and Ethics in the Conduct of Human Subject Research 30. Obtaining Funding for Research 31. Securing Samples for Effective Research Across Research Designs 32. Collecting Data 33. Data Management 34. Disseminating Research 35. Writing a Research Report Section VII: Conducting Inquiry 36. Assessing Need for Services 37. Using Research to Develop and Evaluate Programs of Service 38. Participatory Research in Occupational Therapy 39. Building Culturally Competent Community-University Partnerships for Occupational Therapy Scholarship 40. Participatory Research for the Development and Evaluation of Occupational Therapy: Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration Section VIII: Enhancing Practice Through Inquiry 41. Definition, Evolution & Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy 42. Analyzing Evidence for Practice 43. Managing Change and Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice 44. Creating Outcome Research Relevant for Evidence Based Practice Section IX: Evidence Based Practice