Research Design in Counseling, International Edition - Softcover

P. Heppner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495603643 ISBN 13: 9780495603641

Publisher: Wadsworth, 2008

Synopsis

Quell any fears you may have about science and research design with this clear introduction to the basics! With enlightening examples and illustrations drawn from the counseling literature, RESEARCH DESIGN IN COUNSELING, 3e International Edition fully addresses the most common issues that counseling researchers encounter. The authors’ accessible approach provides you with an understanding of the various types of research, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Filled with helpful examples that draw from a broad variety of research designs, this book provides the fundamentals of conducting research while providing clear instruction on writing and publishing the research report.

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Review:

Part One: PHILOSOPHICAL, ETHICAL AND TRAINING ISSUES. 1. Science and Counseling. 2. Research Training. 3. Identifying and Operationalizing Research Topics. 4. Choosing Research Designs. 5. Validity Issues in Research Design. 6. Ethical Issues in Counseling Research. Part Two: MAJOR RESEARCH DESIGNS. 7. Between-Groups and Within-Subjects Designs. 8. Quasi-Experimental and Time Series Designs. 9. Single-Subject Designs. 10. Quantitative Descriptive Designs. 11. Qualitative Research. Part Three: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES. 12. Designing and Evaluating the Independent Variable. 13. Designing and Choosing the Dependent Variable. 14. Population Issues. 15. Conceptual and Methodological Issues Related to Multicultural Research. 16. Investigator, Experimenter, and Participant Bias. 17. Analogue Research. 18. Outcome Research: Methodological Issues. 19. Design Issues Related to Counseling Process Research. 20. Scale Construction. 21. Program Evaluation. Part Four: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. 22. Professional Writing. Appendix A: Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association. Appendix B: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.

About the Author:

Dr. P. Paul Heppner (Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln) holds a Curators Distinguished Professorship -- the highest distinction -- at the University of Missouri and is Director of the Coalition for Cultural Competencies, an organization he co-founded in 1998. He has published over 200 articles/book chapters as well as nine books, made hundreds of presentations at national conferences, and delivered over 100 invited keynotes/presentations in 14 countries. His primary area of research focuses around the role of coping with stressful life events across different cultural contexts. Dr. Heppner is the recipient of three Fulbright awards (Sweden, Ireland, and Taiwan), a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (Divisions 17, 45, and 52), and a Fellow in the American Psychological Society. He has served on several national and international editorial boards, including serving as Editor of The Counseling Psychologist. In 2005–2006 he served as President of the Society of Counseling Psychology; in 2009 he received the Leona Tyler Award, the Society's highest award. He is also the recipient of numerous other awards for his leadership, research, teaching, mentoring, international work, and promotion of diversity and social justice issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0495603643
• ISBN 13: 9780495603641
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 672