Counseling and educational research : evaluation and application

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Author:

Houser, Rick.

ISBN:

9781412956604

9781412956611

Personal Author:

Houser, Rick.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2009.

Physical Description:

xvii, 277 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: 1998.

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Sect. I. Introduction to the Research Process -- Ch 1. Science and the Research Process -- Ch 2. Searching Articles in Professional Journals and Online Databases -- Ch 3. Basics of Statistical Methods -- Ch 4. Quantitative Research and Research Designs -- Ch 5. Qualitative Research Methods -- Ch 6. Mixed Methods Research -- Ch 7. Evidence-Based Research Methods -- Ch 8. Ethics and Research -- Sect. II. Evaluating Articles in the Professional Literature -- Ch 9. Evaluating the Literature Review -- Ch 10. Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses -- Ch 11. Evaluating the Methods Section - Sampling Methods -- Ch 12. Evaluating the Methods Section - Procedures -- Ch 13. Evaluating the Methods Section - Instruments -- Ch 14. Evaluating the Results Section -- Ch 15. Evaluating the Discussion Section -- Sect. III. Application of Research and Evaluation -- Ch 16. Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice.

Ch 17. Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research -- Ch 18. Current and Future Issues in Counseling and Educational Research.

Abstract:

"This book emphasizes the importance of being a good consumer of research and teaches the practitioner how to conduct research in practice. Houser uses concrete examples from the professional literature to demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and interpret research articles." "This book is specifically written for introductory courses in research methods at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels in the fields of counseling, social work, education and psychology."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Research -- Study and teaching.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0819/2008024298.html

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Fills a special niche for courses in counseling and educational research...

The Second Edition of Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application emphasizes the importance of being a good consumer of research and teaches the practitioner how to conduct research in practice. Author Rick Houser uses concrete examples from the professional literature to demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and interpret research articles. In order to give the reader a chance to see the evaluation of an article from beginning to end, this new edition uses several articles throughout the book to illustrate the methods of evaluation and interpretation rather than using different articles for each segment of an article.

New to the Second Edition

Offers more material on qualitative research Includes a new chapter on statistical methods Provides a new chapter on mixed methods Incorporates a new chapter on searching articles in professional journals and searching various online databases Summarizes recent developments through a new chapter on evidence-based research Presents new articles to draw on for examples Gives ACA ethical guidelines and expanded coverage on program evaluation

Intended Audience
This book is specifically written for introductory courses in research methods at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels in the fields of counseling, social work, education, and psychology.