title: What price research? Good preparation contributes to good performance.
abstract: Marie Cerinus uses a study into the value of clinical supervision to illustrate some of the resource issues involved in the conduct of action research. She describes the range and level of financial and personal commitment required if the research is to be successful.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Studies, Bell College of Technology, Lanarkshire.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerinus
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design; D013997:Time Factors