Description: Research Methods for Counseling : An Introduction, Paperback by Wright, Robert J., ISBN 1452203946, ISBN-13 9781452203942, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Wright (counseling, Widener U.) introduces graduate students to qualitative-interpretive and quantitative-empirical research techniques used in counseling and how to read and evaluate research presented by others. Aiming to demonstrate the relevance of research to new counselors by placing concepts in the context of the profession and integrating examples from counseling and related journals, he explains research philosophies, ethics, and using the scientific literature; qualitative approaches, including action research; descriptive statistics and correlation and documenting the concordance among variables; inferential statistics and hypothesis testing; measurement and psychological assessments; and how research is conducted, with discussion of how to evaluate the validity of the research approach in a study, mixed methods research, approaches for evaluating programs and systems, and writing proposals and reports. Complex computational formulas and algorithms are avoided in favor of a practical understanding of interpreting and evaluating research. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Research Methods for Counseling : An Introduction
Author: Wright, Robert J.
Language: english