Instruction
ASSIGNMENT 3: THE ARGUMENT FOR QUALITATIVE REASEARCH IN COUNSELING
Most empirical research studies that are published in counseling journals employ a quantitative methodology. However, several authors have made an argument for the use of more qualitative research. For this week’s assignment you will read two articles and pick one of those articles to respond to the questions below. Please read the following two articles:
Hays, D. G., & Wood, C. (2011). Infusing qualitative traditions in counseling research designs. Journal of Counseling & Development, 89, 288-295
and Palinkas, L. A. (2014). Qualitative and mixed-methods in mental health services and implementation research. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 43, 851-861
Both articles can be located using the Lamar University library website. After reviewing each article, respond to the following questions:
Give a brief summary/synopsis of the article and the position of the author(s)
What is the argument for using qualitative research to study counseling phenomena
Do you agree? Why or why not?
What is one challenge presented by the author(s) why qualitative research is a challenge to conduct?
How can counseling researchers overcome the challenge you discussed above?
This assignment should be a total of approximately 3-5 pages, not including the cover page and references page. This assignment is worth 75 points. Please see assignment rubric for details.