More health professionals are considering enrolling in a postgraduate degree that includes research training, and many are choosing to do it part-time within already busy personal and professional lives. Many are also choosing to conduct research in areas that involve more than one traditional discipline, or in areas that are closely linked to their professional practice. The challenges they face are quite different from those of typical full-time students moving on from a first degree. In this book, Hays, head of the School of Medicine at Keele University, guides health professionals who are part-time students, and the academic faculty who supervise them, through the development of practice-based research ideas in pursuit of advanced degrees. Three ongoing case studies demonstrate ideas and processes. In addition to part-time students, the book will also be useful for full-time research students, and for academic supervisors and course organizers. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)