Full Description
The Third Edition of Counseling and Educational ResearchApplication emphasizes the importance of being a good consumer of research and teaches readers how to conduct research in practice. Written in an engaging, conversational tone, the book uses concrete examples from professional literature to demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and interpret research articles-without relying on discipline-specific jargon. The Third Edition features new examples, updated research, a new chapter on single-subject research, a new chapter on the use of technology and research, and much more.
Contents
Foreword, by Varda KonstamPreface1. Science and the Research Process2. Searching Articles in Professional Journals and Online Databases3. Basics of Statistical Methods4. Quantitative Research and Research Designs5. Qualitative Research Methods6. Basics of Qualitative Research Data Analysis7. Mixed Methods Research8. Single-Case and Single-Subject Research Designs9. Evidence-Based Research Methods10. Ethics and Research11. Evaluating the Literature Review12. Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses13. Evaluating the Methods Section: Sampling Methods14. Evaluating the Methods Section: Procedures15. Evaluating the Methods Section: Instruments16. Evaluating the Results Section17. Evaluating the Discussion Section18. Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice19. Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research20. The Use of Technology in Research21. Current and Future Issues in Counseling and Educational ResearchGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Author
