The Third Edition of Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application emphasizes the importance of being a good consumer of research and teaches readers how to conduct research in practice. Written in an engaging, conversational tone, the book uses concrete examples from professional literature to demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and interpret research articles-without relying on discipline-specific jargon. The Third Edition features new examples, updated research, a new chapter on single-subject research, a new chapter on the use of technology and research, and much more. New to This Edition, New chapter on the Basics of Qualitative Research Data Analysis, New chapter on Single-Case and Single-Subject Research Designs, New chapter on The Use of Technology in Research, New and expanded discussions on qualitative research, ethical violations in research, and how to interpret qualitative research, New and updated examples, articles, data, and references, Key Features, Emphasis on evaluating articles in the literature that helps students become good consumers of research, Focus on evidence-based research methods that bridge the gap between theory and practice, Extremely well-organized material, with complex topics broken into easy-to-understand chunks of information, Journal articles analyzed from beginning to end to illustrate thorough methods of evaluation and interpretation, Strong coverage of qualitative methods, program evaluation, and mixed methods, Inclusion of ACA ethical guidelines.