Download or read book Counseling and Educational Research written by Rick A. Houser and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application prepares readers to be good consumers and evaluators of research. Using concrete examples from published articles, author Rick A. Houser teaches students to take a systematic approach to evaluating professional literature critically and using it responsibly. The Fourth Edition covers evidence-based research, qualitative methods, program evaluation, and mixed methods; includes new discussions on how national accreditation standards in counseling (CACREP) and education (CAEP) apply to research; and examines how cultural influences can affect the research process.