ERIC Number: EJ1151950
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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What Really Happens in Quantitative Group Research? Results of a Content Analysis of Recent Quantitative Research in "JSGW"
Boyle, Lauren H.; Whittaker, Tiffany A.; Eyal, Maytal; McCarthy, Christopher J.
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v42 n3 p243-252 2017
The authors conducted a content analysis on quantitative studies published in "The Journal for Specialists in Group Work" ("JSGW") between 2012 and 2015. This brief report provides a general overview of the current practices of quantitative group research in counseling. The following study characteristics are reported and discussed: study design, sample size (total number of participants, group sizes, and number of groups), statistical tests and/or techniques used, and how/whether the violation of independence assumption was addressed. The authors make recommendations for best practices in quantitative group work research.
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Group Counseling, Research Methodology, Research Design, Sample Size, Statistical Analysis, Best Practices, Research, Journal Articles
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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