ERIC Number: EJ758077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-3552
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Advanced Methods in Meta-Analytic Research: Applications and Implications for Rehabilitation Counseling Research
Rosenthal, David A.; Hoyt, William T.; Ferrin, James M.; Miller, Susan; Cohen, Nicholas D.
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, v49 n4 p234-246 Sum 2006
Over the past 25 years, meta-analysis has assumed a significant role in the synthesis of counseling and psychotherapy research through the evaluation and interpretation of the results of multiple studies. An examination of four widely recognized rehabilitation counseling journals, however, reveals that only one meta-analysis (Bolton & Akridge, 1995) has been published during the past 10 years. This article examines the meta-analysis process as a viable method to aggregate multiple studies, discusses common advantages and criticisms of meta-analysis, and provides suggestions specific to how meta-analyses may be applied to investigate rehabilitation outcomes. In addition, new applications of meta-analysis that have been discovered and refined in recent years are presented through a reanalysis of the Bolton and Akridge (1995) meta-analysis.
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Rehabilitation Counseling, Data Interpretation, Meta Analysis, Criticism, Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Counselors; Researchers
Language: English
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