Counseling research: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods

✍ Scribed by Sheperis, Carl J;Young, J Scott;Daniels, M Harry

• Publisher: Pearson Education; Pearson/Merrill
• Year: 2009;2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 350
• Edition: 1st ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

UsingCounseling Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods, counseling students are given the opportunity to learn research design, methodology, and analysis through a counseling-specific framework. While other comparable survey books on education-related research and statistics do not contain many specific examples and applications of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods from the counseling profession, this texts gives counseling students the opportunity to learn research methods within their own unique discipline. By using counseling-specific examples, students will be more able to apply their learning to other aspects of their training and professors will have a more straightforward means of making research understandable and relevant to the master s level counseling student.Counseling Researchalso focuses not only on how to produce valid research, but also on how to competently read, analyze, and utilize others research. In addition to the requisite research materials, the textbook includes chapters on ethics in counseling research, multicultural issues in counseling research, and a practical guide to SPSS."

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 14
Research in Counseling......Page 24
Getting Started in Research......Page 29
Sampling......Page 33
Research in Counseling......Page 35
Chapter 3 Reviewing the Literature......Page 38
Researching a Topic......Page 39
Locating, Exploring, and Analyzing the Literature......Page 40
Organizing and Presenting the Information......Page 45
Chapter 4 Methodological Issues......Page 55
Defining the Variables......Page 56
Population Issues......Page 59
Instrumentation......Page 62
Sampling, Participant, and Experimenter Bias......Page 64
Common Methodological Errors......Page 67
Characteristics of a Research Study......Page 69
Methods of Control in Experimental Research......Page 71
Experimental Validity......Page 72
Models......Page 76
Applications to Counseling......Page 82
Prediction in Research......Page 84
Correlation and Prediction......Page 85
Bivariate Predictive Models......Page 87
Multivariate Predictive Models......Page 90
Multiple Regression......Page 92
Factorial Designs......Page 96
Applications to Counseling......Page 102
Chapter 7 An Overview of Survey Research......Page 103
Purpose of Survey Research......Page 104
Types of Survey Designs......Page 105
Approaches to Collecting Survey Data......Page 106
Steps for Conducting a Survey Research Project......Page 109
Designing Survey Items......Page 111
Maximizing Survey Response Rates......Page 113
Limitations of Survey Research......Page 114
Purpose of Time Series Research......Page 116
Paper-and-Pencil Versus Computer Software Data Collection......Page 121
Recording Data......Page 122
Inter-Observer Agreement......Page 125
Models......Page 127
Multiple-Baseline Design......Page 131
Alternating Treatment Design......Page 132
Advantages and Drawbacks......Page 134
Ethical Considerations......Page 135
Application to Counseling Outcomes......Page 136
Chapter 9 Grounded Theory Methodology......Page 138
Purpose of Grounded Theory Research......Page 139
Getting Started......Page 142
Coding......Page 144
Writing Field Notes, Memos, and Diagramming......Page 148
Theoretical Sampling, Saturation, and Sorting......Page 150
Theory Construction......Page 152
Validation: A Theory of Counselor Development......Page 153
Chapter 10 Phenomenological Designs......Page 158
Purpose of Phenomenology Research......Page 159
Conducting Phenomenological Research......Page 160
Data Collection Methods......Page 163
Data Analysis and Interpretation......Page 164
Establishing the Trustworthiness of Findings......Page 166
Drawbacks......Page 169
Advantages......Page 170
Chapter 11 Narrative Research......Page 174
Foundations of Narrative Therapy......Page 175
Interpreting Experience......Page 176
Phases of Narrative Inquiry......Page 178
Applications to Counseling......Page 191
Advantages and Drawbacks of Narrative Inquiry......Page 193
Chapter 12 Systematic Program Evaluation......Page 196
Key Terms and Definitions......Page 198
Program Evaluation Models......Page 199
Collecting Evaluation Information......Page 203
Systematic Program Evaluation......Page 206
Example of Systematic Program Evaluation......Page 207
Chapter 13 Mixed Methods Designs......Page 210
Background on Mixed Methods Research......Page 211
Definition of Terms......Page 212
Research Questions......Page 213
Types of Mixed Method Designs......Page 216
Sampling......Page 220
Chapter 14 Data Management and Using SPSS Software......Page 223
Why SPSS?......Page 224
I Have Data, Now What?......Page 225
How Do I Get Data into SPSS?......Page 228
How Do I Go About Using SPSS to Answer My Research Questions?......Page 235
Chapter 15 Basic Statistical Concepts and Descriptive Statistics......Page 238
Measurement......Page 239
Purpose of a Research Report......Page 258
Format of the Research Report......Page 259
Qualitative Research Reports......Page 262
Building Skills for Effective Research Report Writing......Page 263
Common Mistakes in Research Reports......Page 266
Chapter 17 Ethical Consideration in the Practice of Research......Page 272
Research Ethics, Integrity, and Responsible Conduct of Research......Page 273
Impact of Irresponsible Conduct of Research......Page 276
Roles and Responsibilities of Researchers in the Counseling Profession......Page 277
Chapter 18 Multicultural Issues in Research......Page 285
Issues in Conducting Multicultural Research......Page 286
Research Designs with Multicultural Populations......Page 290
Current Trends......Page 292
Guidelines for Infusing Multicultural Issues in Research......Page 294
Appendix A: Preamble and Research Section of the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics 2005......Page 298
Appendix B: Sample Research Paper......Page 304
References......Page 328
C......Page 342
E......Page 343
H......Page 344
L......Page 345
O......Page 346
R......Page 347
S......Page 348
W......Page 349
Z......Page 350

✦ Subjects

Psychology;Counselling;Academic;School