One must credit someone who can sit down and put pen to paper to write a book that can be of help to one’s professional colleagues in the pursuit of knowledge. The workbook is well written, informative, and easy to use for anyone doing a research project in completion of their required thesis and dissertation. I recommend it to all students and nurses contemplating engagement in research.

Olajumoke Ojeleye has taken a bold yet difficult step to bring the realities of research to the footsteps of novices using simple and clear everyday language. It is simply a DIY toolkit for students in developing countries to grasp research for lifelong learning.

I particularly like the conversational-style used throughout the book. It gives readers and users a sense of relaxation that will want them to read to the end. Being more of a guide book, it gives step by step introduction to conducting academic research from the beginning to the end, up to the point of writing a thesis or similar brief.

This research workbook briefly describes the process of research from conception to dissemination of findings. Readers can also carry out activities under each of the chapters to improve their understanding of the topics described.

Do health professionals ever wonder how to improve their practice? Or are they content with the routine way of carrying out care within the hospital premises and in the communities as they attend to the sick and well? Written in a very simple and informal way, it will make the user go through it without actually realizing she was studying, thereby allowing the reader to take ownership of the research work.