Using National Education Longitudinal Data Sets in School Counseling Research

✍ Scribed by Julia A. Bryan; Norma L. Day-Vines; Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy; Cheryl Moore-Thomas

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 125 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0011-0035
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2010.tb00102.x

✦ Synopsis

National longitudinal databases hold much promise for school counseling researchers. Several of the more frequently used data sets, possible professional implications, and strategies for acquiring training in the use of large‐scale national data sets are described. A 6‐step process for conducting research with the data sets is explicated: determining research questions, accessing the data set, understanding the study's sample design, determining an analytic sample, considering pertinent data analysis issues, and understanding the limitations of using the data sets. Suggestions for preparing school counseling researchers and potential themes for future research are outlined.