Designing and managing your research project David R Thomas and Ian D Hodges Designing and managing your research project Sage Publications £20.99 264pp 9781848601932 184860193X [Formula: see text].

THIS TEXT book is aimed at providing new researchers in health and social care with a general introduction to the fundamental elements of managing a research project. It offers 14 detailed chapters that examine a range of issues that apply to conducting research, including software skills, developing research objectives, writing proposals, doing literature reviews, working with colleagues and supervisors. While appropriate theoretical insights are provided the emphasis is on practical application and the book is particularly useful in this regard.