Foreword | |
Preface | |
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction to the Research Process | |
Science and the Research Process | |
Definitions of Science and Research | |
Practitioner-Scientist | |
Assumptions About Science and Research | |
Relevance of Using and Applying Skills in Evaluating Research | |
Steps in the Scientific Process | |
Purpose and Overview of the Text | |
Searching Articles in Professional Journals and Online Databases | |
Database Searches | |
Electronic Journals | |
Search Engines | |
Plagiarism | |
Summary | |
Basics of Statistical Methods | |
Measurement Scales | |
Common Statistical Definitions | |
Descriptive Statistics | |
Inferential Statistics | |
Nonparametric Statistics | |
Summary | |
Quantitative Research and Research Designs | |
Types of Variables | |
Research Designs | |
True Experimental Designs | |
Quasi-Experimental Designs | |
Pre-Experimental Designs | |
Descriptive Designs | |
Summary | |
Qualitative Research Methods | |
Advantages and Disadvantages of Qualitative Research | |
Units of Data Collection | |
Traditions or Paradigms in Conducting Qualitative Research | |
Case Study Approach | |
Ethnographic | |
Grounded Theory | |
Phenomenological | |
Historical | |
Summary | |
Mixed Methods Research | |
History of Mixed Methods Research | |
Triangulation | |
Mixed Research Models | |
Research Study Examples of Mixed Methods | |
Summary | |
Evidence-Based Research Methods | |
Definitions of Evidence-Based Practice | |
Steps in Evidence-Based Practice | |
Principles of Evidence-Based Practice | |
Criticisms of Evidence-Based Practice | |
Examples of Evidence-Based Practice | |
Summary | |
Ethics and Research | |
Ethical Principles and Guidelines | |
Guidelines for Evaluating the Research Literature | |
Evaluation of Research Presented in the Professional Literature | |
Tuskegee Syphilis Study | |
Milgram Study | |
Other Studies | |
Summary | |
Evaluating Articles in the Professional Literature | |
Evaluating the Literature Review | |
Guidelines and Questions for Evaluating Research | |
Evaluation of Examples From the Research Literature | |
Summary | |
Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses | |
Guidelines and Questions for Evaluationg the Purpose Statement | |
Evaluation of Examples From the Research Literature | |
Summary | |
Quantitative Research Hypotheses | |
Indirect Proof: An Orientation to the Scientific Approach | |
Types of Hypotheses | |
Guidelines and Questions for Evaluating Hypotheses | |
Evaluation of Examples From the Research Literature | |
Evaluating a Hypothesis in Qualitative Research Methods | |
Summary | |
Evaluating the Methods Section--Sampling Methods | |
Sampling Methods Used in Quantitative Research | |
Sample Size | |
Sampling Methods in Qualitative Research | |
Sampling Errors and Sampling Bias | |
Guidelines and Questions for Evaluating the Methods Section Sample | |
Evaluating Examples From the Research Literature | |
Summary | |
Evaluating the Methods Section--Procedures | |
Description of Study Variables | |
Random Assignment | |
Threats to Internal Validity | |
Threats to External Validity | |
Evaluation of Examples From the Research Literature | |
Summary | |
Evaluating the Methods Section--Instruments | |
Standardization of Instruments | |
Culture, Gender, and Diversity Bias | |
Reliability of Instruments | |
Validity of Instruments | |
Approaches to Measuring the Dependent Variable | |
Guidelines and Questions for Evaluating the Instruments--Quantitative Research | |
Evaluating Examples From the Research Literature--Quantitative Research | |
Guidelines and Questions for Evaluating the Instruments--Qualitative Research | |
Summary | |
Evaluating the Results Section | |
Quantitative Research Results | |
Descriptive Statistics | |
Inferential Statistics | |
Summary | |
Guidelines for Evaluating the Results Section--Quantitative Research | |
Evaluating Examples From the Research Literature--Quantitative Research | |
Evaluating the Results Section--Qualitative Research | |
Summary | |
Guidelines for Evaluating the Results Section--Qualitative Research | |
Evaluating an Example From the Results Section--Qualitative Research | |
Evaluating the Discussion Section | |
Guidelines for Evaluating the Discussion Section | |
Evaluating Examples From the Research Literature | |
Summary | |
Application of Research and Evaluation | |
Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice | |
Practitioner-Researchers | |
Developing a Research Proposal | |
Practical Considerations in Conducting Research | |
Summary | |
Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research | |
Definitions of Program Evaluation Research | |
Professional Standards for Program Evaluation | |
Types of Evaluations | |
Evaluation Models | |
Steps in an Evaluation | |
Summary | |
Current and Future Issues in Counseling and Educational Research | |
The Practitioner-Scientist Model | |
The Relevance of Research to Practice | |
Conducting Research From a Cross-Cultural and Diversity Perspective | |
Summary | |
Glossary | |
References | |
Index | |
About the Author | |
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