How do you turn a really good idea into a really good question, and how do you turn this into successful research? Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie Pockett use their expertise as supervisors and researchers to provide you with the frameworks and the theoretical and practical guidance you need to design, carry out and communicate your research effectively. Using a range of examples that relate research to the real world, they demonstrate: *how to develop research questions *how to select appropriate theoretical frameworks *how to integrate theoretical perspectives with empirical research *how to gather and interpret data *how to ensure that the research undertaken makes a difference. The authors' user-friendly approach emphasizes the importance of participation, collaboration and inclusivity, and examines worldviews and understandings of knowledge in order to enable greater critical reflection. Chapters provide guidance on achieving impact with your research, and feature reflective questions to enhance your engagement with the issues covered. This text is the ideal companion as you set about transforming your ideas into robust research.

pt. I Thinking about research -- 1.Why do research? -- Developing research ideas from practice -- Inclusive knowledge building in practice -- Ideas and theory building -- Change and transformation -- Rigour and trustworthiness -- Concluding remarks -- 2.Partnerships in research -- Exploring partnerships in research -- Keeping the policy -- practice interplay on the agenda -- Establishing meaning and sustainability in research partnerships -- Concluding remarks -- 3.Ethical considerations -- Ethics and research -- Ethics, research and inclusivity -- Ethics, research and trustworthiness -- Understanding research ethics committees -- Concluding remarks -- pt. II Thinking differently about knowledge and researching -- 4.Creating viable research from good ideas -- The influence of ontology and epistemology on ideas -- A sense of purpose -- Inclusivity in research -- Action-orientated research -- Turning ideas into viable research projects.