Counseling Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods, 2nd edition

• Concrete and detailed guidelines throughout the text on how to conduct various research tasks like narrowing a research topic, reviewing the literature, and coding qualitative data. 
• A wealth of examples from real research projects and reports help novice researches see what concepts look like in practice.
• Exercises embedded in chapters and review and discussion questions at the ends of chapters help students apply and process more deeply what they have learned in the chapter. 
• A complete research paper is included in Appendix B and provides an example of a finished product. 
• Includes extensive coverage of ethics in research, including a stand-alone chapter on ethics and the Research Section of the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics. 

• New chapter on cases study methods.Case Study Research—Chapter 9—is new to this edition and provides a thorough introduction to case study research. The chapter reviews several forms of case study and provides the steps involved in a case study design. The authors of the chapter also provide a review of benefits and limitations to case study methods. See Chapter 9.
• New chapter on action research.Action Research—Chapter 15—is a new addition to the textbook and discusses the common research methods used by practicing counselors. See Chapter 15.
• New chapter on managing data and using statistical software.Data Management and Data Analysis Software—Chapter 17—is a new addition to the textbook and, among other things, includes specific information about managing data within multiple software programs including freeware and Excel. See Chapter 17.
• Chapters 1 and 2 from the first edition have been completely revised and combined. The current iteration of the new Chapter 1 consists of revised and expanded information about starting the research process. This introductory chapter now provides an overview of the purpose for conducting research in counseling as well as new information about the research process. See Chapter 1.
• Chapter 2, Ethics in Research, has been revised to describe current information about current guidelines and is aligned with the 2014 ACA code of ethics. See pages 13, 16-19, and 22-23 for examples.
• The chapters on quantitative research designs, Chapters 6-8, have been extensively reorganized and revised. For example, Chapter 7 provides expanded information on regression analysis and contains a practical example of regression-related research.  See pages 129-133.

Also available with MyEducationLab^®

This title is also available with MyEducationLab--an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with the text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students can practice what they learn, test their understanding, and receive feedback to guide their learning and ensure they master key learning outcomes. The online resources in the MyEducationLab include:

• Practice applying research concepts and skills. Interactive Thinking Like a Researcher exercises allow the reader to practice specific research tasks.
• Practice reading research articles. Interactive Reading Research exercises provide readers with practice identifying key parts of research articles like purpose statements, research questions, descriptions of methods, and conclusions.
• Practice understanding research articles. Interactive Understanding Research exercises help readers not simply identify parts of articles but to use the concepts they have learned in the chapter to read articles with understanding.
• MyEducationLab includes the Pearson eText version of the book, which integrates MyEducationLab. See page 73 for an example.