Open AccessQualitative Research in Counseling: A Reflection for Novice Counselor Researchers
Author(s) -
Randolph Bowers,
Victor Minichiello,
David Plummer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2007.1650
Subject(s) - qualitative research , counselor education , formative assessment , medical education , psychology , engineering ethics , pedagogy , sociology , higher education , medicine , social science , political science , engineering , law
Counselors practice in a wide range of disciplines, but also represent a distinct discipline separate from medicine, psychology, and social work. Particularly in countries like Australia, Canada, and the Asia Pacific nations, as a relatively new field, counseling is taking up the challenges of encouraging a research culture that can both critique and support clinical practice and counselor education. This paper is thus written to support novice counselor researchers, and to inspire an emerging research culture through sharing formative experiences and lessons learned during a qualitative research project exploring minority issues in counseling.