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.

RESEARCH METHODS FOR GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK provides a clear, down-to-earth introduction to the concepts of research methodology. By consistently showing you the links between social work research and generalist social work practice, and by making the methodology easy to grasp, Marlow helps you see the relevance of research to social work practitioners.

Bestselling statistics author, Fredrick J. Gravetter, and co-author Lori-Ann B. Forzano have written a text for research methods that helps you see how interesting and exciting experimental and non-experimental research can be. Inviting and conversational, RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, International Edition, leads you through the research process from start to finish. The text opens with tips and strategies for generating research ideas, moves to selecting measures and participants, and then offers an examination of research strategy and design. This step-by-step approach emphasizes the decisions researchers must make at each stage of the process. The authors avoid a “cookbook” approach to the facts by linking terminology with applied concepts; their “lecture in a book” style emphasizes discussion and explanation of topics. Each chapter ends with a set of exercises and activities.

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