Counseling Research and Program Evaluation
Published on 5. December 1994
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-534-25650-0 (ISBN)
Description
This thorough book offers a comprehensive approach to research methodology for counselor education or counseling psychology students. Its coverage of program evaluation and the many examples and exercises included make the book both immediately applicable to real-life counseling settings. Offering a specialized focus on counseling research, the book illustrates how distinct this type of research is from other areas of reserach in behavorial science, and is used broadly to include school, career, employee assistance, and rehabilitation counseling.
This thorough book offers a comprehensive approach to research methodology for counselor education or counseling psychology students. Its coverage of program evaluation and the many examples and exercises included make the book both immediately applicable to real-life counseling settings. Offering a specialized focus on counseling research, the book illustrates how distinct this type of research is from other areas of reserach in behavorial science, and is used broadly to include school, career, employee assistance, and rehabilitation counseling.
This thorough book offers a comprehensive approach to research methodology for counselor education or counseling psychology students. Its coverage of program evaluation and the many examples and exercises included make the book both immediately applicable to real-life counseling settings. Offering a specialized focus on counseling research, the book illustrates how distinct this type of research is from other areas of reserach in behavorial science, and is used broadly to include school, career, employee assistance, and rehabilitation counseling.
Reviews / Votes
1. What Is Research and Why Is It Important to Counselors? 2. Varieties of Research. 3. Program Evaluation: A Variety of Applied Research; Context and Resource Questions. 4. Program Evaluation: Process and Product Questions; Dissemination and Utilization. 5. Ethical Research Practices. 6. Formulating the Mission. 7. Planning the Project. 8. Design Principles. 9. Design Risks and Remedies. 10. Collecting the Data: Sampling Issues. 11. Collecting the Data: Measurement Principles and Sources. 12. Collecting the Data: Measuring Instruments. 13. Analyzing the Data. 14. Drawing Inferences and Reporting the Project. Appendixes. Glossary.1. What Is Research and Why Is It Important to Counselors? 2. Varieties of Research. 3. Program Evaluation: A Variety of Applied Research; Context and Resource Questions. 4. Program Evaluation: Process and Product Questions; Dissemination and Utilization. 5. Ethical Research Practices. 6. Formulating the Mission. 7. Planning the Project. 8. Design Principles. 9. Design Risks and Remedies. 10. Collecting the Data: Sampling Issues. 11. Collecting the Data: Measurement Principles and Sources. 12. Collecting the Data: Measuring Instruments. 13. Analyzing the Data. 14. Drawing Inferences and Reporting the Project. Appendixes. Glossary.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
appendices, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
811 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-25650-0 (9780534256500)
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Content
1. What Is Research and Why Is It Important to Counselors? 2. Varieties of Research. 3. Program Evaluation: A Variety of Applied Research; Context and Resource Questions. 4. Program Evaluation: Process and Product Questions; Dissemination and Utilization. 5. Ethical Research Practices. 6. Formulating the Mission. 7. Planning the Project. 8. Design Principles. 9. Design Risks and Remedies. 10. Collecting the Data: Sampling Issues. 11. Collecting the Data: Measurement Principles and Sources. 12. Collecting the Data: Measuring Instruments. 13. Analyzing the Data. 14. Drawing Inferences and Reporting the Project. Appendixes. Glossary.