AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS (REPRINTED)

College health professionals are often intimidated by the research pro cess and thus miss opportunities to develop and communicate their idea s. The present article, the first in a series on college health resear ch, describes the basics of the research process, including the purpos e and nature of research and the ways in which ideas are developed int o research hypotheses. The process of reviewing research literature is described in detail, including methods for computerized searching.