Gives readers an authoritative, best-practices approach to becoming competent producers and consumers of research by learning research design, methodology, and analysis through a counseling-specific framework.
KEY TOPICS: An Introduction to Research in Counseling; Contemporary Issues in Counseling Research; Ethical Consideration in the Practice of Research; Reviewing the Literature; Methodological Issues; Basic Statistical Concepts and Descriptive Statistics; Quantitative Research Designs; Experimental Designs; Predictive Designs; Single-Case Research Designs; Qualitative Research Designs and Program Evaluation; Case Study Research; Grounded Theory Methodology; Phenomenological Designs: The Philosophy of Phenomenological Research; Narrative Research: Interpreting Lived Experience; Survey, Mixed Designs, and Action Research; An Overview of Survey Research; Mixed Methods Designs; Action Research; Data Analysis and Presentation of Findings; Program Evaluation; Data Management and Data Analysis Developing a Research Report; Preamble and Research Section of the American Counseling Association; Sample Research Paper
MARKET: Counselors in training.
- ISBN10 0134442636
- ISBN13 9780134442631
- Publish Date 4 January 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 2nd edition
- Pages 432
- Language English