Research And Statistics Made Meaningful In Counseling And Student Affairs (with InfoTrac) (Research, Statistics, & Program Evaluation)

Research and Statistics Made Meaningful in Counseling and Student Affairs (with InfoTrac) (Research, Statistics, & Program Evaluation)

The goal of this text is to help readers become statistically literate consumers of research and to provide readers with introductory skills in conducting statistical computation and research projects. This objective is accomplished by providing students with the basic concepts of research methodology and statistics in a student-friendly manner. The authors have attempted to present a balance of theory and practical application by guiding the reader through the development of a research proposal, and by including sample quantitative and qualitative research proposals.Review"I would describe this book as an extremely user friendly, counseling and student affairs relevant research text. It combines both research methodology as well as statistical concepts and provides students with activities to become better acquainted with these concepts.""Finally, someone has written a text that addresses my needs as a counselor educator!! Simply put, there is no other book like it on the market." and "The ideal text for any counselor educator who faces the challenge of teaching statistics and research to students in one course."