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Chapter 4 Research Method
4.12 Summary of Chapter
This chapter has explained how phase one of this research study was conducted. It
began with an overview of the initial steps taken in order to conduct the research. It
then individually described the methods employed for data collection and the
subsequent analysis for each of these methods. These individual methods included
documentary data collection of residents’ sets of documentation, staff rosters and the
residential unit’s philosophy of care, interviews with residents, staff and residents’
families, observations within the residential unit, and a survey of staff attitudes. The
next chapter will discuss the findings from this phase of the research.